A pair from Stark County were indicted for allegedly counterfeiting $20 bills, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Keith Bloomfield, 20, of Canton, and Jordan R. Custer, 20, of Canal Fulton, were charged wtih with aiding and abetting one another in making counterfeit obligations of the United States. The indictment alleges that Bloomfield and Custer, aiding and abetting one another, falsely made, forged, and counterfeited approximately 20 falsely made, forged and counterfeited twenty-dollar Federal Reserve notes, obligations of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 471 and 2.
If convicted, the defendants’ sentence will be determined by the Court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendants’ prior criminal record, if any, the defendants’ role in the offense, and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen E. Henderson, and was investigated by the United States Secret Service.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
