Stupid Criminal Files

Story Published: May 2, 2008 at 10:42 AM EDT

Story Updated: May 2, 2008 at 10:42 AM EDT

Charles Ray Fuller must have been
planning one big record company.
The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for
trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a
record business, authorities said. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank
were immediately suspicious - perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal
check tipped them off, according to investigators.
Fuller, of suburban Crowley, was arrested on a forgery charge,
police said. He was released after posting $3,750 bail.
Fuller said his girlfriend's mother gave him the check to start
a record business, but bank employees who contacted the account's
owner said the woman told them she did not give him permission to
take or cash the check, according to police.
In addition to forgery, Fuller was charged with unlawfully
carrying a weapon and possessing marijuana, Fort Worth police Lt.
Paul Henderson said.
Officers reported finding less than 2 ounces of marijuana and a
.25-caliber handgun and magazine in his pockets, police said.
Fuller couldn't be located for comment by The Associated Press
on Friday because there were phone listings for him in the Fort
Worth area.

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