Home Depot associate arrested for counterfeit money scheme

February 7, 2022

Adrian Jean Pineda was put in charge of counting money from the registers at a Home Depot in Tempe, AZ, and placing it in sealed bags that were deposited at a local bank. Mr. Pineda, the U.S. Secret Service alleges, began substituting counterfeit prop money for real dollars to the tune of $387,500 over a four-year period.

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