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3 indicted in fake cash operation

• Investigators raided a home on Moultrie Road in January and discovered counterfeit bills and printing equipment, authorities said.

J.D. Sumner

ALBANY — Grand jurors named three defendants in a 96-count indictment after investigators uncovered a counterfeit money operation in January, court documents show.

Dennis Jerome Richardson, Catrice Givens and Lashonda Shalaine Taylor were all named in the indictment which includes charges of first and second degree forgery, conspiracy and a drug charge, court papers show.

Investigators from the Albany Police Department arrested Richardson and Taylor after raiding a home at 120A Moultrie Road on January 16, police officials said.

APD Spokesperson Phyllis Banks said at the time that investigators seized thousands in counterfeit currency and sophisticated printing equipment and computers.

Givens was nabbed several days earlier while attempting to pass a counterfeit bill at Hibbetts Sporting Goods. After her arrest, police found more than $1,000 in counterfeit cash with her, Banks said.

According to the indictment, Richardson is charged with 79 offenses which include first and second-degree forgery, conspiracy, possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Taylor was charged with 72 offenses including second-degree forgery and possession of marijuana with Givens charged with 16 offenses including first-degree forgery and second-degree forgery.

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