Tennessee Man Sentenced for Passing Fake $100 Bills

St. Louis, Mo. (KFMO) - U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced a man who passed $3,300 in counterfeit money in Missouri stores in 2023 to 20 months in prison.

45-year-old Barry Young, of Memphis, Tn., traveled to the St. Louis area in February and March of 2023, using between one and four fake $100 bills at a time at various stores to purchase merchandise. Young targeted stores in Arnold, Fenton, Brentwood, St. Louis County and Crestwood. He also victimized a store in Perryville.

Young pleaded guilty in April to one felony count of passing counterfeit obligations.