Jury Finds Man Guilty of Using Counterfeit $100 Bills at Stores in South Windsor, 4 Other Towns

A federal jury Thursday found a New York City man guilty of using counterfeit $100 bills to purchase items in five Connecticut towns, including South Windsor and Windsor, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office.

Shaun Whitehead, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was found guilty of five counts of passing counterfeit obligations for using counterfeit $100 bills to buy items at five Connecticut stores, two of which were Target stores in South Windsor and Windsor.

The jury found Whitehead guilty in about an hour, according to the release.

“According to the evidence presented during the trial, in January and February 2011, Whitehead used counterfeit $100 bills to purchase iPads and Bose headsets from retail stores in Windsor, Waterford, Lisbon, South Windsor and Naugatuck,” the release states.

Whitehead faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count, according to the press release. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

Whitehead has been detained since March 9, 2011, when he was arrested in Massachusetts on a state larceny charge, the press release states. He has been in federal custody since August 24, 2012, according to the release.

The matter was investigated by the United States Secret Service, with the assistance of the police departments of Windsor, Waterford, South Windsor, Naugatuck and North Attleborough (Mass.), and the Connecticut State Police, the release says.