Sentencing in Lawndale counterfeit case
One of the last figures to be sentenced in a large-scale Lawndale-based counterfeit scheme will spend a year in prison.
David Goldberg, 35, of Sherman Oaks, who cut and glued fake currency during the manufacturing process, was sentenced on May 14 and scheduled to surrender on June 11, according to online federal court records.
Goldberg pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy and passing and possessing counterfeit currency.
He was one of six people charged a year ago in the scheme that released about $6.8 million fake $20 and $100 bills into circulation.
All except one other defendant has made plea deals and their sentences varied depending on their role in the conspiracy.
The last man, Earnest Alexander, was at large when he allegedly robbed a woman in Torrance who was followed home from a casino and lead police on a pursuit in January.
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