FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – A Florence man was sentenced to 20 months in jail for making and using fake cash in different parts of South Carolina.
A press release from United States Attorney District of South Carolina Sherri A. Lydon says Gary Jerome Smart, 26, of Florence, was sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit money.
Smart was sentenced to 20 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release.
The evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing established that Smart was involved in a conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit $100 and $50 bills in multiple states including South Carolina and North Carolina. This conspiracy, which began in 2015, included at least nine co-defendants who were responsible for producing and passing over $100,000 in counterfeit money.
The press release says Smart was directly involved in making counterfeit cash at various locations, including homes in Florence.
In January 2017, he also passed counterfeit $100 bills at businesses in Greenville and Spartanburg.
The case was investigated by agents of United States Secret Service with the assistance of the Florence County Sheriff’s Office and the Florence Police Department.
