Lyndsey Rhea Markland, Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes, Florida 2023

Lyndsey Rhea Markland, a 41-year-old resident of Panama City, has been found guilty of passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes in various counties across Florida. On April 27, 2023, Markland appeared in federal court, along with her co-defendant, Neal Evan Pollman.

According to court documents, Markland entered various businesses in Brevard, Clay, Duval, and Seminole counties in 2022 and purchased gift cards and merchandise using counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. Law enforcement subsequently discovered that Markland and Pollman were staying at the Comfort Inn in Palm Bay, where a search warrant was executed in November 2022, resulting in the seizure of approximately $30,000 in counterfeit currency and a HP printer used for manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes.

Markland faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count of passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, as well as payment of restitution to the victims she defrauded. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

Pollman, also from Panama City, was charged with one count of manufacturing and nine counts of passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. He is scheduled for trial in July 2023.

It’s essential to note that an indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

The case was investigated by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Palm Bay Police Department, the Orange Park Police Department, and the United States Secret Service – Jacksonville Field Office. Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Frein is prosecuting the case.

Markland and Pollman were serving a jail sentence for violating their state probation on multiple charges related to passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes when they were brought to Jacksonville from the Bay County Jail.

Markland and Pollman’s actions have had a significant impact on the victims, including local businesses and individuals who were defrauded by the counterfeit notes.

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