A US bank teller had a million reasons to say no.
Police say Alexander D. Smith tried to open an account with a US$1 million bill (NT$32,300,000) late last month. But there is no such thing as a million dollar bill. The teller refused and called police while Smith started to say bad words to the bank workers, said Lt. Michael Frank, a police officer.
Smith, 31, was charged with causing problems in public. He was also charged with forgery , twice, Frank said.
The other instance of forgery happened earlier. Police say that Smith bought cigarettes from a nearby grocery store with a stolen check.
Smith was being held at the Aiken County jail last week, and bail was set at US$257 (NT$8,300). It's not known if Smith has any more million dollar bills that he can try to use to paybail.(Staff Writer, with AP)
美國一位銀行櫃員有一百萬個拒絕的理由。
警方表示，一個名叫亞歷山大D.史密斯的男子上個月底拿了一張面額一百萬美元（新台幣三千兩百三十萬元）的鈔票到銀行開戶存款，但是美國根本沒有百萬美鈔這種東西。警局副隊長麥可．法蘭克說，櫃員拒收並打電話叫了警察，史密斯竟開始大罵銀行行員。
法蘭克說，三十一歲的史密斯以擾亂公共秩序被起訴，他也被控使用偽鈔兩次。
警方說，另一次行使偽造貨幣的情況發生在稍早，史密斯用一張偷來的支票在附近的雜貨店買煙。
史密斯上週已被關進艾肯郡監獄，需要兩百五十七美元（新台幣八千三百元）的保釋金才能交保，不知道他還有沒有百萬面額美鈔可以拿來支付保釋金。
（美聯社／翻譯：袁星塵）
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A: The newest twist in “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s sudden death is shocking. B: Didn’t he die from a ketamine overdose last year? A: But the police say his death could be a conspiracy. B: Wow, what happened? A: Five suspects have been charged for intentionally supplying him with large amounts of ketamine for personal gain. A: 《六人行》男星馬修派瑞之死大逆轉真令人震驚！ B: 他去年不是因吸毒過量致死嗎？ A: 但警方說他的死可能是個陰謀。 B: 發生了什麼事？ A: 警方已起訴5名嫌犯，他們故意提供大量「K他命」給他，以謀取暴利。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: What’s even more horrible is that the five suspects who purposely supplied ketamine to actor Matthew Perry were all his “friends.” B: Who exactly are the five suspects? A: They include Matthew’s two doctors, a broker, a drug dealer, and even his live-in assistant. B: Those scumbags should go to jail. A: Yeah, one of the doctors may be sentenced to up to 120 years in prison. A: 更可怕的是，提供男星馬修派瑞「K他命」的5人全是他的「朋友」。 B: 嫌犯是誰啊？ A: 其中包括他的2位醫生、1位仲介、1位毒販、甚至他的同居助理！ B: 那些人渣真該去坐牢。 A: 對啊，其中1位醫生可能面臨120年徒刑。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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