Georgia resident sentenced in counterfeiting conspiracy

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A Georgia resident has been sentenced to two years probation for conspiracy to pass counterfeit money. <br> <br> Federal prosecutors say 20-year-old Nikkol Smith of Atlanta also must pay $400 restitution. <br> <br> Authorities say Smith, Marcellus Roby and Ronnie Boyd traveled to Columbia, South Carolina, in January and passed about $1,200 in counterfeit money at several stores. <br> <br> Police arrested Smith after employees at a Best Buy store became suspicious and contacted police. <br> <br> Roby and Boyd have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

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