White River Man Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit $20 Bills

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Passing Counterfeit Obligations of the United States was sentenced on September 24, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Gabriel Angelo May, age 38, was sentenced to time served equal to approximately six months in federal prison, 2 years of supervised release, restitution in the amount of $40, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

May was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 17, 2018.  He pled guilty on July 10, 2018.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on March 15, 2018, wherein May knowingly passed two counterfeit $20 bills at the Blue Goose Sports Pub in Onida, South Dakota.  An employee subsequently recognized the bills as counterfeit and called law enforcement.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Sully County Sheriff’s Office, and the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office.  Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Maher prosecuted the case.