Two men used wads of fake money to buy a haul of very real jewelry from a shop in Boston this spring, prosecutors said Wednesday, announcing charges in the case.

The pair handed over $160,000 in cash — which detectives later determined had "In Prop We Trust" written on them — in exchange for two Rolex watches, two rose gold and diamond chains and more, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. The deception was only discovered two days after the April 25 sale, when someone at the store on Temple Place ran the bills through a money counter.

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Boston police were able to track down both people, obtaining arrest warrants in June, according to prosecutors. The suspects showed off jewelry identical to wha

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