A man who paid a pizza with fake money was sentenced to two years in prison

Two years and one day in prison to pay for a pizza at home with a lie ticket. Although the defendant said he did not know that it was counterfeit money and that the bill had been given by his father-in-law, the judges did not believe his version.

The Superior Court of Xustiza de Galicia (TSXG), SpainHe confirmed the prison sentence and also imposed a fine of 350 euros. He found him guilty of a slight crime of fraud and from another holding a counterfeit currency.

The events took place in March 2016 in the municipality of Cambre, at the A Coruña, Galicia. The defendant called a famous chain of restaurants in the area, Mobile Pizza

He ordered dinner and around 9 pm a delivery man came to his door with a pizza. He had to pay 11,50 € (13.07 USD), so he handed him a 50 € ticket (56.84 USD) which was actually "a printed paper in color".

Although the judges concluded in their opinion that it was "a clear imitation", the merchant of the place did not realize that it was wrong. He delivered the pizza to his customer as well as the currency, 38,50 € (43,77 USD). Then he returned to the restaurant on a motorcycle to continue his day's work.

When he arrived at the establishment with the money, the owner immediately understood that he had in his hands fake money. He asked his employee to return to the address and claim the customer's payment.

But the defendant did not open the door, neither responded to the employee nor paid for the pizza. He had to intervene the civil guard.

When the agents arrive, the defendant, as it appears in the sentence, removed from your wallet 150 € and threw them on the floor. The agents were able to verify that three of these invoices were identical identical copies of the color paper with which he had tried to pay his bill. The only real euros that he threw in the air had been delivered a few minutes before the deliveryman.

"Nobody gets rid of money with this joy if it's not because he is aware that what he has is fake money " the court said in his judgment.

For the magistrates, this action is conclusive proof that the defendant, aged 37, knew that his money was illegal. They pointed out that their explanations about the origin of the tickets it was "implausible" and "inconsistent", and it was a money laundering strategy.

After the notice, the convict will have to serve the prison sentence, being more than two years old. In Spain, defendants sentenced to terms below this period are exempted from entering the prison if they have no criminal record.