Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Keith
A. Coleman, 48, of Windham, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy
Torresen to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for passing $19,000
worth of counterfeit $100 American Express traveler’s checks. He was also ordered to pay
$19,000 in restitution. He pled guilty to the charge on May 1, 2014.
According to court records and information disclosed at his sentencing hearing,
between Dec. 17, 2013 and Jan. 10, 2014, the defendant passed 190 counterfeit $100
American Express traveler’s checks at Applebee’s, Best Buy, CVS Caremark, Denny’s, TGI
Fridays, Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Radio Shack, Rite Aid, Ruby Tuesday, Staples,
Target and Toys ‘R Us in Maine and Massachusetts.
This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and the Auburn, Augusta,
Biddeford, South Portland and Topsham, Maine and the Everett, Massachusetts Police
Departments.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
