Scranton, Pa. — A New Jersey man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for passing counterfeit money at several stores in Lycoming, Columbia, and Lackawanna counties.
U.S. District Court Judge Julia Munley sentenced Brandon Williams, 35, of Mercer County, N.J., to 16 months’ imprisonment for the incidents that occurred in April 2022.
Williams previously pleaded guilty and admitted to passing $1,400 in counterfeit bills at the Michaels store in Dickson City, on April 20, 2022, and to passing $750 in counterfeit bills later that same day at the CVS Pharmacy located on Green Ridge Street in Scranton. On April 23, 2022, Williams passed $280 in counterfeit bills at the Walmart in Montoursville, $160 in counterfeit bills at the Weis Market in Montoursville and attempted to pass additional counterfeit bills at the Dollar Tree in Bloomsburg but was unsuccessful, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Charges were filed following an investigation conducted by the United States Secret Service, the Dickson City Police Department, the Scranton Police Department, the Montoursville Police Department, and the Hemlock Township Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. O’Hara prosecuted the case.
