Emmerich Jutner, also known as Edward Mueller, was a notorious counterfeiter who eluded the U.S. Secret Service from 1938 to 1948, creating over 5,000 phony one-dollar bills. His poorly executed fakes, made from cheap bond paper, were often kept as souvenirs rather than turned in to the authorities. Jutner's discipline and cunning allowed him to survive on a small scale, passing only a few bills at a time, until he was finally caught in 1948. [... more]

Emmerich Jutner, a 63-year-old retired building superintendent, lived a double life as the best and worst counterfeiter in American history. Using his photo engraving skills, he created and passed over 5,000 phony one-dollar bills throughout World War II, evading the Secret Service until his apartment fire led to his arrest in 1948. [... more]