Bilson's Independent Studio Services Inc., and Earl Hays Press, both in Sun Valley. In reality, the product they were producing was just too close to genuine . . . Ortman said 19 intact bills have since been passed in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles areas, with one attempt reported in Minneapolis. ISS was also ordered to collect any similar outstanding bills, so Bilson sent registered letters to all of his clients asking for their return.
Federal officials downplay the crackdowns.
They'll even put 'For motion picture use only' on it. But son of a gun, if it's green and it says '20' on it, somebody will take it. In a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Regan vs. Time Inc., the justices struck down provisions that required the government to review the educational value or newsworthiness of currency reproductions, but upheld limitations on size and color. If you look at any films from the early '60s back, . . . Hays developed a reliable fake that got the Secret Service's OK, Hernandez said.