Marquise Shores, 28, was sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for manufacturing about $92,000 in counterfeit money. Shores used chemicals and a printer at his Chicago home to create fake $100 bills and recruited young women, including some as young as 16, to use the counterfeit money for purchases. He then instructed them to return the merchandise for genuine currency, keeping most of the illicit profits.
A Chicago man was sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for manufacturing about $92,000 in counterfeit money.Marquise Shores, 28, pleaded guilty last year to a federal counterfeiting charge.Prosecutors said he used chemicals and a printer in his Chicago home to create the fake money in counterfeit $100 bills.
Shores then used Facebook Messenger to recruit young women, including girls as young as 16 years old, to use the counterfeit money to buy merchandise at retail stores while he waited outside. He later told the women to return the merchandise for genuine currency while he retained most of the illicit proceeds.Prosecutors said the scheme was meant to enrich Shores.
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