8 Indicted In $100 Counterfeit Bill Scam

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Eight people from southern Minnesota were charged in Minneapolis Federal Court Friday in connection with a counterfeit money ring that targeted businesses along the I-35 corridor between the Twin Cities and the Iowa border.

Eric Michael Dorman, 34 of Fairmont; Vincent Dwayne Tampio, 33 of Faribault; Travis Allen Cameron, 31, Heather Ann Cameron, 34 and Meranda Lynn O'Connor, 29 of Albert Lea; Daniel Jay Wilson, 27 and Sarah Ann Wood, 27 of Owatonna and Dustin David Hanson, 34 of Northfield, were all charged with one count of uttering altered U.S. currency.

Dorman  was also charged with one count of altering U.S. currency, one count of dealing in altered U.S. currency and one count of uttering altered U.S. currency. Tampio, Travis Cameron and Heather Cameron were also charged with one count of altering U.S. currency and one count of dealing in altered U.S. currency.

O'Connor was also charged with one count of uttering altered currency.

The charges allege that from Dec. 23, 2010 to June 21, Dorman, Tampio, Travis Cameron and Heather Cameron chemically washed $5 bills and reprinted them as $100 bills. They are also accused of passing the currency.

All eight face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count of uttering altered U.S. currency. The additional charges also carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.