Fredericton man admits to passing bogus bill
Shaun Francis, 45, will be sentenced in October after pleading guilty to using counterfeit cash at downtown gas station more than a year ago
A Fredericton man admitted Tuesday he passed phoney funds at a downtown business early last year, and he’ll be back in court this fall for sentencing.
Shaun Francis, 45, of Woodstock Road, elected to be tried in provincial court and pleaded guilty Tuesday to an indictable charge of uttering counterfeit money - namely, a fake $100 Canadian bill - at the Irving station on King Street in Fredericton on March 14, 2022.
Duty counsel Charlotte Cowley said Francis was seeking a pre-sentence report, and prosecutor Kathleen Jacobs asked for a victim-impact statement for the court’s consideration.
Judge Mary Jane Richards ordered both, and she scheduled Francis’ sentencing hearing for Oct. 23.
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