Arlington, TX, Man Considered One of the Largest Digital Counterfeiters, Sentenced

A 58-year-old Arlington, TX, man has been sentenced for counterfeiting violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales on Tuesday.

Cloyd Ray Knight, III pleaded guilty on May 9, 2013 to passing counterfeit bills and was sentenced to 69 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis in Tyler.

According to information presented in court, Knight began manufacturing counterfeit $100 United States Federal Reserve Notes at his home in Arlington sometime in 2004-2005.