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B-140836: Oct 05, 1959

FOR A SHORTAGE IN HER ACCOUNTS WHICH WAS OCCASIONED BY HER ACCEPTANCE OF A $100 COUNTERFEIT NOTE. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT SOMETIME IN 1957 THE NOTE IN QUESTION WAS PRESENTED TO THE CASHIER AT BOGOTA BY A STAFF MEMBER ON BEHALF OF A VISA APPLICANT WHO NEEDED CHANGE TO PAY A NECESSARY FEE. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN WATER SOAKED. DECIDED THAT IT WAS GENUINE. THE NOTE WAS SOLD TO THE BOGOTA BRAN...

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B-140836: Jan 06, 1960

IN WHICH RELIEF WAS DENIED VIOLA JOHNSON. IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN ORDER TO CORROBORATE THE DISBURSING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION THAT THE NOTE APPEARED TO BE GENUINE. STATES THAT THEY HAVE EXAMINED A SIMILAR $100 COUNTERFEIT NOTE AND THAT THEY ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THE NOTE EXAMINED WAS SUCH AS TO REQUIRE EXPERT EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE ITS VALIDITY. THE COUNTERFEIT NOTE IN QUESTION WAS NOT EXAMINE...

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B-140836: Oct 03, 1960

THERE IS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING IN HER ACCOUNTS A SHORTAGE OF $100 WHICH AROSE BECAUSE OF HER ACCEPTANCE OF A COUNTERFEIT NOTE IN THAT AMOUNT. ACCEPTED IT AS BEING GENUINE. (3) THE BOGOTA BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE NOTE WAS COUNTERFEIT AND ACCEPTED IT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WOULD BE REDEEMED BY THE EMBASSY IF IT FAILED TO PASS CLEARANCE...