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Month: February 2019

Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Coins, Committing Mail Fraud

February 22, 2019June 25, 2019

Barry Ron Skog, 68, of Burnsville, Minn., pleaded guilty February 21 to one count of selling counterfeit coins and one count of mail fraud in the United States District Court of Minnesota in St. Paul. Skog faces a potential maximum Read More …

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Nominate an Anti-Counterfeiting Crusader for a Prestigious Honor

February 20, 2019June 25, 2019

Do you know someone who has actively helped in the fight against counterfeit coins, bank notes and/or fake third-party encapsulation holders the past year? The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees for its third annual Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award. Read More …

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New date set for Kirschner sentencing

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

April 25 is the new date for Jonathan A. Kirschner’s sentencing hearing. U.S. District Court Judge Robert B. Kugler had been scheduled to sentence Kirschner on February 5 for his admitted crimes of falsely impersonating an agent of the Bureau Read More …

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