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Man's name misspelled on fake credit card

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NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A Chicago man who tried to use a fake credit card with his name misspelled by one letter has been sentenced to 27 months in prison, officials said.

Gregory Butler pleaded guilty this week in DuPage County Circuit Court to possessing a counterfeit credit card, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.

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Butler, whose name was spelled "Buter" on the card, tried to buy more than $12,000 worth of gift cards and tools Nov. 9 from a Home Depot store in Naperville, Ill., authorities said.

Butler was arrested after a Home Depot employee recognized Butler as someone who had tried to use a phony credit card in the past, the Tribune reported.

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