Louis Colavecchio

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Louis B. Colavecchio (January 1, 1942 – July 6, 2020) was an American

The History Channel, where he was portrayed by Angelo Fierro. Due to the initial success of his crime, casinos have slowly phased out tokens, replacing them with paper vouchers. Today slot machines
will dispense a paper voucher when a player cashes out. The vouchers are then redeemed for cash at kiosks located next to the cashier.

Colavecchio collaborated with Andy Thibault, a veteran journalist, and Franz Douskey, author of several non-fiction books, including SINATRA & ME: The Very Good Years, to write a memoir, “You Thought It Was More – Adventures of the World’s Greatest Counterfeiter, Louis The Coin.” It was published by IceBox Publishing LLC in 2015.[3]

In August 2019, Colavecchio was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to manufacturing counterfeit $100 bills.[4] He died a few weeks after a federal judge granted him compassionate release from the Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C., a prison for inmates with special health needs.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Louis Colavecchio". Casino Control Commission. State of New Jersey. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Louis "The Coin" Colavecchio's counterfeiting equipment is auctioned off". Counterfeit Coin Newsletter. pp. No. 11. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  3. ISBN 9780990419877. Retrieved February 23, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help
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  4. ^ Mulvaney, Katie (August 21, 2019). "77-year-old 'world's greatest counterfeiter' is heading back to prison". Providence Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Morales, Christina (July 13, 2020). "Louis Colavecchio, Master Counterfeiter, Is Dead at 78". New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

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