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Stopkotte is being held without bond after a federal magistrate judge ruled he should be detained during the case.
United States Secret Service officials said Stopkotte used 37 fake $20 bills during an April 18 game at Fifth Third Field and was found with several more.
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The indictment said Stopkotte, who was on federal probation for stealing $180,000 of donations to Tennessee churches, had 95 fake $20s and $674.72 in genuine U.S. currency along with an iPhone — all of which was seized.
Stopkotte, who recently got out of prison after serving more than three years, faces maximum sentences of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count if convicted.
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