In less than two months, the newly designed $5 bill will hit the streets - potentially confusing consumers, sales clerks and vending machines. The Federal Reserve Board begins distributing the ...

The U.S. government unveiled its new $5 bill this morning aimed at thwarting counterfeiters. Until now $5 and $100 bills have shared the same security marks, making it easy for counterfeiters to ...

Counterfeiters have been removing the ink from $5 bills and printing them as $100s, said Alexandria Police Sgt. Lee Leach, who is a financial crimes detective.Because they use the paper from real ...