Wyoming man charged with counterfeiting money to pay stripper for private dance in motel

Man charged with printing phony $50s to pay dancer

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man has been charged with counterfeiting money to pay an exotic dancer for a private performance. Rickey A. Kempter, 50, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors said Kempter hired the exotic dancer for a private dance at the Lariat Motel, and Kempter and the dancer shared a taxi to the location. The taxi driver called police after they arrived, saying Kempter asked him to hold a roll of $50 bills and he noticed that they looked odd and were not cut evenly.

Court documents said Kempter told investigators that he made the bills on a printer in his home, but that he planned to go home and get real money to pay the dancer.

Information from: Wyoming Tribune Eagle - Cheyenne, www.wyomingnews.com