18 December 2014 Last updated at 10:42 ET
BBC

American arrested in Uganda over $2m 'currency fraud'

US authorities have arrested an American in Uganda for allegedly leading a large international counterfeiting ring.

Ryan Gustafson, 27, was charged with conspiracy and counterfeiting outside the US after the fake currency was used at multiple American businesses.

The US Secret Service traced the money to Kampala, where they say they found a counterfeit ring also producing euros, rupees and various African currencies.

The suspect faces 25 years in prison.

"We will hold cyber criminals accountable and bring them to justice no matter where they reside," US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania David Hickton wrote in a statement.

Fake US currency was discovered at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, retail stores and businesses and traced to a postal box in the area.

Federal agents determined the currency was being sent from Uganda. A fingerprint on one of the packages led them to Mr Gustafson, a US citizen who previously resided in Texas.
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