Have you ever unintentionally passed a phony five dollar bill? According to the United States Treasury Department, you may have. And one of the reasons you may have is because a man by the name of Blinky was the greatest counterfeiter of all times. He made five dollar bills that defied detection. It was impossible, even for the experts, to identify the real bill from the counterfeit. It is estimated that hundreds, if not thousands, of the Blinky-made five dollar bills are still in circulation.

A bizarre set of circumstances finally led to Blinky's arrest and imprisonment. It seemed that he was so successful at counterfeiting five dollar bills that he decided to expand his operations. He started making twenty dollar bills. He was arrested while passing one of his phony twenties. In court, hi…