BRYAN, Ohio — Six people have been indicted in the Williams County Common Pleas Court for the alleged production and circulation of counterfeit money in multiple northwest Ohio counties.
The suspects, all between the ages of 20 and 23, are accused of "accused of theft, identity fraud, cashing forged checks, counterfeiting bank cards, and making purchases with fake $20 bills," from June 2022 to January 2023, according to the Ohio attorney general's office.
The suspects, listed below, face the following charges:
Cooper Rademacher, 21, nine felonies:
- 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1)
- 3 counts of counterfeiting (F3, F4)
- 1 count of identity fraud (F4)
- 1 count of forgery (F5)
- 1 count of breaking and entering (F5)
- 1 count of theft (F5)
- 1 count of possession of criminal tools (F5)
Kalie Gibler, 22, nine felonies:
- 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1)
- 4 counts of counterfeiting (F3, F4)
- 1 count of identity fraud (F5)
- 1 count of forgery (F5)
- 1 count of possessing criminal tools (F5)
- 1 count of theft (F5)
Noah Frisby, 23, two felonies:
- 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1)
- 1 count of counterfeiting (F4)
Dion Fleet, 23, three felonies:
- 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1)
- 1 count of identity fraud (F5)
- 1 count of forgery (F5)
Brandon Randolph, 23, three felonies:
- 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1)
- 1 count of identity fraud (F5)
- 1 count of forgery (F5)
Dale Champion, 20, three felonies:
- 1 count of identity fraud (F5)
- 1 count of forgery (F5)
- 1 count of theft (F5)
The alleged crimes happened in the cities of Archbold, Bryan, Defiance, Montpelier, Pioneer and Wapakoneta.