GOUVERNEUR – Four men were jailed Friday for allegedly trying to use counterfeit money to make purchases at Dollar General, 124 West Main St, according to Gouverneur police.

Josiah Median, 19, Syracuse; Darren B. Pinckney Jr., 19, Bronx; Joncarlos Urban, 19, Brooklyn were taken into custody on Clinon Street, officers said.

They were all charged with three counts of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, fourth-degree conspiracy and petit larceny, police said.

A fourth suspect, Kenneth A. Paulino, 20, Manhattan, was charged with first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and fourth-degree conspiracy.

Medina, Pinckney and Urban are alleged to have possessed and then pass into circulation a counterfeit $100 bill when making purchases at the store and further victimized Dollar General when they were given authentic American currency in change.

All four subjects were found in possession of six more counterfeit $100 bills in a concealed container of the vehicle they were in during a traffic stop on East Main St.

During the traffic stop Pinckney was cite for depositing refuse on a highway and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration. Median was cited for unlawful possession of marijuana, officers said.

All four were arraigned in Fowler court before Justice Paul Lamson. Medina, Pinckney and Urban were remanded to St. Lawrence County Jail on $5,000 bail or $10,000 bond. Paulino was remanded to jail on $2,500 bail or $5,000 bond.

Several counterfeit $100 bills were recovered bearing matching serial numbers. If anyone comes into possession of a $100 bill with the serial number #LL63012934D or LB53133483R you are asked to contact Gouverneur police at 287-2121.