A woman from Mableton, Georgia, has been found guilty of passing counterfeit $50 Federal Reserve Notes in South Carolina.
Thirty-five-year-old Tasha Ajibogun, of Mableton, pleaded guilty in federal court in Florence to violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 472.
United States District Judge Bruce H. Hendricks accepted the plea and will impose a sentence after reviewing the presentence report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
The evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing established that on December 4, 2014, Ajibogun entered the Dollar General Store on South Van Lingle Mungo Boulevard in Pageland where she purchased merchandise with a counterfeit $50 bill.
The next day, on December 5, an officer with the Pageland Police Department located Ajibogun and discovered 22 additional counterfeit $50 bills in her possession.
According to United States Attorney Beth Drake, the maximum penalty Ajibogun can receive is imprisonment for 20 years and/or a fine of $250,000, plus a special assessment of $100.
The case was investigated by agents of the United States Secret Service and the Pageland Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Brad Parham of the Florence office handled the case.
Those with information regarding this case are encouraged to contact Lance Crick at (864) 282-2105.
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Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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