ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced Barry Young, 45, of Memphis, Tenn., to 20 months in prison for passing $3,300 in counterfeit money at Missouri stores in 2023.
Young traveled to the St. Louis area in February and March of 2023, using between one and four fake $100 bills at a time at various stores to purchase merchandise. He targeted stores in Arnold, Fenton, Brentwood, St. Louis County, and Crestwood. He also victimized a store in Perryville, located in southeastern Missouri.
Young pleaded guilty in April to one felony count of passing counterfeit obligations.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service along with police departments from Arnold, Fenton, Brentwood, St. Louis County, Crestwood, and Perryville. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Roy prosecuted the case.
