Overview
- Glendale police linked roughly a dozen In‑N‑Out locations across Los Angeles and Orange counties through surveillance, receipts, and matching counterfeit bills.
- Auriona Lewis, 24, was arrested Oct. 30 in Palmdale with counterfeit currency, gift cards, and transaction receipts; she pleaded not guilty and is due in Pasadena court on Jan. 20.
- Lewis faces felony counterfeiting and grand theft charges and is currently out of custody, according to court and police records.
- Tatiyanna Foster, 26, surrendered on Dec. 15 and remains jailed without bail due to a possible probation violation, with formal charges pending and a court date later this month.
- Authorities describe a pattern of $2–$6 purchases paid with counterfeit $100 bills and are urging other businesses to report similar incidents, while reports differ on the total number of affected restaurants and losses.