[larrys]

My question was "is buying counterfeit money but not using it a crime". According to this, it's not:

http://www.secretservice.gov/money_law.shtml

"Possession of counterfeit United States obligations with fraudulent intent is a violation"

Specifically, at least on that page, it would not appear to be a crime to buy counterfeit money as long as a) you didn't use it and b) you didn't try to sell it.

[amalcon]

I'd be careful. I'm not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice, but that page only refers to posession. I seem to recall things existing that are legal to have, but illegal to purchase.

[larrys]

I have no intention of buying the money I was just curious specifically about the law surrounding the issue. If I did intend to buy it (for whatever reason) I certainly would check further. I just found the language on the page interesting I didn't expect it to discuss the issue in that way.

[ck2]

Police raiding your home might be fatal, so crime or not they don't have to prosecute you to solve their problem.

[larrys]

Police/prosecutors will generally try to build a case before they decide to simply bust into someone's house. And they work on that case for a long time because it needs to hold up in court. I'm not saying that it isn't possible (and of course depends on where you are) but if in fact the law specifically states that you have to either sell [1] or use the money (and not possess it - which was my hypothetical question) then I can't seem them breaking in w/o proof that that is the case. That's the "if".

[1] Edit: Add manufacture as well...

[ck2]

You are kidding right? People's homes get raided all the time on just a phone call. They don't need a "case" and they will likely kill your dog just because they can.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting

https://www.google.com/search?q=police+kill+dog&gbv=1&prmd=i...

(in fact both are becoming a very serious problem)