Pinellas – Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 18-year-old James Isaac Perry of Largo on October 28, 2025, in connection with multiple incidents involving counterfeit U.S. currency.
According to arrest affidavits, Perry was charged with three felony counts: one count of Possessing Forged Notes, Bills, Checks, or Drafts, and two counts of Uttering Forged Bills, Checks, Drafts, or Notes.
Deputies say that on October 20, 2025, Perry and a co-defendant, 18-year-old Benjamin Warshowsky, passed counterfeit $20 bills at several businesses, including Sugar Daddies Ice Cream and The Spice & Tea Exchange on Madeira Beach. Surveillance footage captured Perry during the transactions, and investigators later identified him as the suspect.
On October 28, Perry contacted the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and reported that he was in possession of several counterfeit $100 bills. Deputies met with him and recovered 21 fake $100 bills. Perry told investigators he had been passing the bills at various stores under pressure from an unknown person.
According to a Facebook post, Hubbard’s Marina claims they were victims, as were DeLosa’s Pizza, Kiwlin’s, The Spice & Tea Exchange of John’s Pass, and Sculley’s.
Throughout the investigation, detectives learned that 19-year-old Myles Dorris was also involved. Detectives say that Perry, Warshowsky, and Dorris altered the bills and planned to leave in a rental car to pass the bills in Georgia and Tennessee.
While attempting contact, Warshowsky fled on an electric bike and Dorris fled on foot. Both were apprehended shortly after. All three suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Pinellas County Jail. During the arrests, detectives found almost $20,000 in counterfeit currency.
If you believe your business received counterfeit currency, please contact Detective Bereznay at 727-582-6015.
James Perry (Suspect-Arrested)
DOB: 07/16/2007
Address: 12840 Seminole Boulevard, Lot #84, Largo
Charges: One count of Possession of Counterfeit Currency and two counts of
Uttering Forged Bills.
Benjamin Warshowsky (Suspect-Arrested)
DOB: 04/11/2007
Address: Transient
Charges: One count of Possession of Counterfeit Currency and two counts of
Uttering Forged Bills.
Myles Dorris (Suspect-Arrested)
DOB: 08/02/2006
Address:11013 Duncan Street, Seminole
Charges: One count of Possession of Counterfeit Currency.
