A Sallisaw man pleaded guilty in Muskogee federal court on Tuesday for his involvement in a counterfeit check scam.
Sheldon J. Sperling, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced Tuesday that Terry David Cameron, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
"Cameron was one of 14 co-defendants indicted in July," Sperling explained. "Charges arose from an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service. From October 2006 to Nov. 23, 2006, Cameron conspired with others to create and pass counterfeit checks in Arkansas and Oklahoma."
Sperling said that Cameron passed counterfeit checks at federally insured banks in Arkansas. The checks were made by another co-defendant, using actual checking account numbers from personal checks which were stolen from mailboxes.
Several others from Sequoyah County and the Fort Smith, Ark., area are among Cameron's co-defendants in the case.
A pre-sentencing report was ordered, and sentencing will be scheduled following its completion. The defendant is in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service.
"The statutory range of punishment is up to five years imprisonment (and) a fine of up to $250,000," Sperling indicated.
