Secret service pays RCS a visit

A secret service agent paid a visit to RCS High School on Monday, bringing with him hundreds in counterfeit money.

Secret Service Agent William Leege points to a flaw on a counterfeit bill on Monday.

Agent William Leege – who is based in the Albany office of the U.S. Secret Service – met with students in Scott Holdren's Forensic Science’s class to discuss counterfeiting and how the Secret Service tracks down counterfeiters.

The students peppered the agent with questions and examined the "funny money" with an eye for detail that located the faulty watermarks, erroneously placed red threads and other keys to identifying counterfeit cash . 

It is the first time a Secret Service agent has visited the class, Holdren said.

The wildly popular Forensic Science’s Class teaches students fingerprinting techniques, how to analyze hair and fiber evidence and other crime solving techniques. It also discusses how the Secret Service solves counterfeiting, Holdren said.