Man Found Guilty of Using Fake Money at East Hanover Target

A Brooklyn man was found guilty of theft by deception in Morris County court last week after authorities said he used counterfeit $100 bills at an East Hanover Target store and Union Township Walmart.

Reginald Limehouse, 36, could face up to 10 years in state prison and up to five years of parole ineligibility as a result of the guilty finding, according to Acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, who announced the jury's decision on Wednesday. The jury spent just one day deliberating on the case for which the trial began on May 6. Limehouse is scheduled to be sentenced on June 14.

In addition to theft charges, Limehouse was charged in Union County with robbery and resisting arrest. But in March 2011, he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted theft by deception in Union County court and was sentenced to probation.

Limehouse used $5 bills that were bleached and reprinted with $100 bill images in the East Hanover Target on June 7, 2010 to purchase $577.74 worth of merchandise, Knapp's office said in a press release. He allegedly used six of the counterfeit bills to make the purchase.

On June 12, 2010, Limehouse again attempted to use six counterfeit $100 bills to purchase merchandise at the WalMart on Route 22 in Union Township, Knapp said. In both locations, bills with identical serial numbers were used.

Union Township police officers arrested Limehouse after Knapp said he pushed a loss prevention agent and fled. Knapp's office added that the arrest at the WalMart store helped authorities identify Limehouse and connect him with the East Hanover incident.

The East Hanover Police Department and Chief Stanley Hansen assisted with the investigation, as well as the Union County Prosecutor's Office, Union Township Police Department, U.S. Department of Treasury and Morris County Prosecutor's Office General Investigations Unit.