Charges of uttering and possessing counterfeit money dismissed against Colombian man

Waltham District Court # 09-0913. The prosecution alleged that on April 28, 2009 officers were called to a hotel for a report of a man trying to pass counterfeit to pay for is room. The hotel clerk checked the bills with a counterfeit pen, a standard practice in that hotel. After marking the bill he noticed that the color came back indicating that the money was counterfeit. He called the Waltham police who arrived and questioned the suspect. They found out he is a Colombian citizen currently residing the United States with several recent known addresses. The defendant was arrested and met by federal agents during booking. He was charged with uttering counterfeit money and possession of counterfeit currency. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired and today succeeded in getting the district attorney to nolle prosse (dismiss) all charges.