Tyler Man Guilty of Counterfeiting Violation
Posted/updated on: November 9, 2011 at 2:23 pm
TYLER – A 21-year-old Tyler man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession of counterfeit money. Bryan Scott Mayfield entered the plea in Tyler before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love.
According to federal authorities, on June 4, 2011, Mayfield assisted another person in passing counterfeit money at a Wal-Mart in Gilmer. Mayfield knew a cashier at the Wal-Mart and contacted her to see if she would be working on that date. Mayfield told her that he and others were planning to use counterfeit currency, and she agreed to let them make the purchase at her cash register. Mayfield was present and assisted in the purchase of a laptop computer with eight counterfeit $100 bills.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Sep. 15, 2011, charging Mayfield with federal crimes. Mayfield faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
