U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced Wednesday that Keith A. Coleman, 48, of Windham, was sentenced 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, Mass. police departments.
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