Serial Detroit-Area Counterfeiter Sent To Prison For 3 Years
DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit-area man who once tried to sell his counterfeit cash machine on TV's "Hardcore Pawn" has been sent to prison again - for counterfeiting.
Federal Judge Robert Cleland had no mercy for Kenny "Boom" Smith, ordering a three-year sentence Tuesday. The punishment even exceeded the recommendation of prosecutors.
Smith was accused last summer of selling $3,600 in counterfeit cash while on supervised release for an earlier counterfeiting crime. Prosecutors say it's his third counterfeiting conviction and his tenth overall conviction.
Smith's lawyer had asked for a one-year prison sentence.
In a previous case, Smith was arrested partly due to his desire to be on "Hardcore Pawn," which is based at a Detroit pawn shop. Owner Seth Gold told agents that Smith wanted to show his counterfeiting skills.
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