Group of 20-somethings charged in Ohio bogus cash scheme

BRYAN, Ohio (WKBN) — A group of alleged counterfeiters between the ages of 21 and 23 is accused of creating a fraudulent enterprise that included counterfeit money, fake credit cards and identity fraud in northwest Ohio.

Cooper Rademacher, 21, Kalie Gibler, 22, Noah Frisby, 23, Dion Fleet, 23, Brandon Randolph, 23 and Dale Champion, 20, are all facing felony charges in the case.

According to the indictment filed July 23 in Williams County Common Pleas Court, the group’s activities occurred between June 2022 and January 2023 in several northwest counties.

The indictment lays out a scheme that included stolen payroll checks that were taken from a Pioneer, Ohio business and cashed at local banks; the creation of fake credit cards and the use of counterfeit money businesses, including gas stations and McDonald’s locations.

A search of a motel room where Rademacher was staying on January 10, 2023, turned up counterfeit bills, checks, electronic devices and a credit-card style reader/writer, according to the indictment.

Also during the investigation, police discovered that Fleet had what’s called a “Fullz” list, which contained personal, identifying information for about 412 people, according to the indictment.

The indictment said that Rademacher admitted that he, Gibler and Randolph made fake credit cards and received between $4,000 and $7,000 from the scheme.

The defendants are expected to be in court in August.

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