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Month: March 2020
California man sentenced to prison for counterfeiting $100 bills in Kansas
John Sebestyen, 51, Mission Viejo, California, was sentenced to about 3 years in prison for “washing” $1 bills to produce counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, the defendant was ordered to pay $19,900 in restitution.
Sebestyen was the third of three defendants sentenced in the case. Two co-defendants already were sentenced: Courtney Campbell, 38, Bouse, Arizona, (37 months, $18,100 restitution) and Steven Shane Escamilla, 31, Laguna Hills, California, (27 months, $19,900 restitution).
According to documents filed in court, an employee at a hotel in Overland Park contacted police to report that the defendants, who were staying at the hotel, were acting suspiciously.
The defendants deposited trash in containers away from their rooms that contained evidence of criminal activity, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The defendants washed the ink off $1 bills and reprinted them to look like $100 bills.
They used the counterfeit bills to purchase items from retailers in the Kansas City metro area including Target and Ulta Beauty. In some cases, they returned items and received refunds in genuine currency.
McAllister commended the Overland Park Police Department, the U.S. Secret Service and Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton for their work on the case.
Today’s high in the mid-50s
After a cool 34 degrees at 9 a.m., temperatures will rise to about 54 today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
The forecast has a chance of showers tonight through Wednesday morning, the weather service said.
An active weather pattern will continue through the weekend, with chances of precipitation almost every day, according to the weather service.
Rumbles of thunder will be possible on Thursday, when a weak cold front pushes through, but most of the activity is expected to be south of Wyandotte County.
Today, it will be partly sunny with a high near 54 and a northwest wind of 5 mph, becoming calm, the weather service said.
Tonight, there is a 20 percent chance of rain after 11 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 41 with a south southeast wind of 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday, there is a 20 percent chance of rain before 8 a.m., the weather service said. It will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. A light and variable wind will become north northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday night, there is a 20 percent chance of rain after 2 a.m., with a low of 49, according to the weather service. A southwest wind of 5 mph will become calm in the evening.
Thursday, there is a 60 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 65. A light and variable wind will become north northwest 6 to11 mph in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 24 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.
Thursday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain before 8 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be about 36.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 36.
Saturday, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2 p.m., with a high near 44, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain before 8 p.m., with a low of 35, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 49, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 38, according to the weather service.
Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a high near 56, the weather service said.