LACONIA — Police charged one person from Maine after attempting to purchase gift cards at Walmart with counterfeit money for a second time last week.

Shawn White, 40, of Westbrook, Maine, is charged with two counts of felony forgery, and three counts of being in possession of false identification.

Laconia police were called to Walmart in Gilford just after 5 p.m. on July 26, after loss prevention employees there reported a man had passed counterfeit currency to a cashier. Upon their arrival, police learned White allegedly attempted to purchase a $500 gift card, Chief Matt Canfield said Wednesday afternoon.

Loss prevention employees at the store recognized White from the day before, when they believe he successfully used counterfeit currency to purchase another $500 gift card. Using coun

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