Clanton Man Sentenced for Manufacturing Counterfeit Currency and Illegal Gun Possession

justice.gov ^ | July 27, 2020 | U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Alabama

[ransomnote]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge sentenced a Clanton man on Friday for manufacturing counterfeit United States currency and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis.

United States District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon sentenced TYLER B. MILLER, 27, to 50 months in prison. Miller pled guilty in April.

According to the plea agreement, Miller was arrested on February 4, 2020 at his residence, after the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a Crime Stoppers Tip regarding a wanted suspect. During the arrest, law enforcement officers noticed a printer and discovered a fully loaded Hi-Point .40 caliber pistol inside a backpack. The United States Secret Service Financial Crimes Task Force was contacted and a search warrant for the residence obtained, law enforcement officers discovered equipment used to manufacture counterfeit currency and multiple sheets of paper containing uncut counterfeit Federal Reserve notes inside the residence.  

“Counterfeit U.S. currency is a threat to our financial system,” Escalona said.  “This sentencing sends a clear message that there are strong penalties waiting for those who chose to commit these types of crimes.”

The United States Secret Service, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Unit, and members of the Secret Service Financial Crimes Task Force investigated the case, which Assistant United States Attorney Catherine Crosby prosecuted.

Topic(s): 

Firearms Offenses

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USAO - Alabama, Northern

[ransomnote]

Seems like hard core criminals are getting younger....

[Track9]

Saying counterfeiting on his scale is a threat to our financial system when they’re passing trillion dollar china virus bills is a bit rich.

[MV=PY]

"“Counterfeit U.S. currency is a threat to our financial system,” Escalona said. “This sentencing sends a clear message that there are strong penalties waiting for those who chose to commit these types of crimes.”"

Somebody better tell the Federal Reserve.

[Vermont Lt]

Anyone trying to counterfeit money in the US is crazy. The paper is special and easily detected. A cashier at a kwickie Mart can be taught to tell it.

Even if you could find a place that sells the right ink, the government controls its production. The secret service will be on you like white on rice.

The press costs a couple million dollars. You aren’t doing this on a laser printer.

What a moron.

[captain_dave]

The government doesn’t appreciate competition

[beethovenfan]

He manufactured counterfeit monopoly money.

[beethovenfan]

yes, Apu has been trained to look for it.

[Axenolith]

Apparently modern color laser printers have a slight size reduction built in, AND I was told by our rep that it would lock up if you tried to copy a bill on it. while I thought he might be BSing the latter, I didn’t want to incur the boss’ wrath taking down the central printer/copier...

[L.A.Justice]

To Live and Die in L.A....

It is a good movie about counterfeiting...

[Dead Corpse]

Truth...

We’d be rich beyond the dreams of Croesus if not for the Fed’s idiot “run the presses full speed” monetary policy.