LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Nicholasville, Ky. man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes.
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph M. Hood sentenced 39-year-old Thomas Johnson for counterfeiting obligations of the United States, by manufacturing Federal Reserve Notes.
Johnson admitted to manufacturing and selling counterfeit money. He manufactured counterfeit $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills and, either personally or through others, attempted to pass those bills at local retail establishments and fast food restaurants.
Under federal law, Johnson must serve 85% of his prison sentence and will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for three years after his release from prison.
Carlton S. Shier, IV, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jon Oldham, Resident Agent in Charge for the United States Secret Service Lexington Office; and Barry Waldrop, Nicholasville Police Department Chief of Police, jointly announced the sentence.
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