According to the indictment, the defendant acted in concert with another unidentified person, with the intention of obtaining illicit gain. Both went to a store where the accused simulated the purchase of saucepans valued at 60 euros.
The woman attempted to confuse the store employee by presenting a 500-euro note. Although she initially showed a legitimate note, she allegedly swapped it for a counterfeit one. However, her plan failed as the sales assistant noticed the trick.
The inauthentic banknote used was crafted 'with a quality that made it appear genuine at first glance'.
After being discovered, the accused and her companion fled the scene without the items or the change, where an unidentified man was waiting for them outside in a vehicle. This technique, known in criminal jargon as 'magic theft', involves using fake banknotes to obtain change and products.
The Prosecutor's Office considers the facts to constitute an attempted fraud, for which it requests five months in prison, and a currency counterfeiting offense, for which it seeks a ten-year prison sentence, in addition to a fine of 3,000 euros. The accused has a history of 42 previous convictions, including two for the distribution or introduction of counterfeit currency.
