A US man who tried to buy hotdogs, popcorn and drinks with a fake twenty dollar bill has been sentenced to 80 years in prison.
Charles Cleveland Nowden, 48, used the counterfeit money at a Texas movie theatre where he was trying to purchase two hot dogs, two Cokes and a tub of popcorn.
After he was arrested, a police officer found $120 in additional counterfeit bills tucked inside the hot dog wrapper.
Police described Nowden as a "career thief" who had previously been arrested when he was found in possession of stolen all-terrain vehicles.
In 2010, he was linked through DNA to a stolen 18-wheeler truck.
