A man will serve 120 days in jail for his part in spending at least $900 in counterfeit cash at various stories in Minnesota, including Kmart and Target stores in Burnsville.
Dustin Dean Zamora, 32, of Albert Lea also will serve five years' probation and pay restitution, according to court records from last month's sentencing. Dakota County District Judge Thomas Bibus ordered Zamora to undergo a gambling assessment.
Zamora received credit for 82 days served. He pleaded guilty to felonies for counterfeiting currency and third-degree drug possession. Meranda Lynn O'Connor, 29, and Eric Michael Dorman, 34, of Fairmont also face criminal charges.
Police began investigating after workers at Walmart in West St. Paul noticed bills used by three individuals had Benjamin Franklin on the front with a $5 metallic strip and an Abraham Lincoln watermark, a criminal complaint said.
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_18518676I always thought that counterfeiting was a serious crime.
