Of all the ways to get caught passing a phony credit card, using one with your own misspelled name on it might be the worst.
Just ask Gregory Buter — ummm, Butler — who was sentenced to 27 months in prison for trying to buy more than $12,000 worth of gift cards and tools from a Naperville business with just such a card.
An employee at a Home Depot alerted store security on Nov. 9 because he recognized Butler, 47, who allegedly had used a fraudulent card at the store in the past. Security called police, who confiscated his credit card, which was embossed “Gregory Buter.”
Butler pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possessing a counterfeit credit card and was sentenced by DuPage Judge Kathryn Creswell.
He was arrested with Danny Collins, 52, of Chicago, whose case on the same charge is pending.
Read the original article from WGN Radio Chicago.