Smith County Man Sentenced for Counterfeiting Crimes

TYLER – A 21-year-old Tyler man has been sentenced to federal prison in a counterfeiting case. Bryan Scott Mayfield pleaded guilty on November 8, 2011, to possession of counterfeit money. He was sentenced to eight months in federal prison Wednesday in Tyler by U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis. Mayfield was also ordered to pay $1,750 in restitution.

According to information presented in court, 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 September 15, 2011, charging Mayfield with federal crimes.