Suspects accused of using $100 counterfeit bills in Clark County

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

Two people have been accused of attempting to use fake $100 bills at several post offices in the Miami Valley, including Clark and Champaign counties.

Donye McClesky, 29, and Houda-Ezamane Hamadi, 20, both have been charged with two counts of forgery and tampering with evidence. They appeared in Clark County Municipal Court on Wednesday morning. Both pleaded not guilty and their bonds were set at $15,000.

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Ten U.S. Postal Service locations ranging from Christiansburg to Enon to Yellow Springs to Dayton reported the suspects allegedly attempted to exchange counterfeit $100 bills for a money order in September and October, according to court documents.

Several locations accepted the money, the court documents allege.

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On Tuesday, Hamadi allegedly attempted to purchase an $800 money order with fake money at the Enon post office, according to court records, but the post master said the money didn't feel right and he remembered an alert about possible counterfeiting. He asked Hamadi to fill out some paperwork and she allegedly instead fled into a car. The post master got a partial license plate from the car.

Law enforcement officers then located that car on Dayton Lakeview Road and stopped it. Officers alleged both suspects were found in the car with counterfeit money.

Houda-Ezamane Hamadi (Contributed Photo)

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