North Carolina man sentenced to prison for role in counterfeit currency conspiracy in West Virginia

Jessica Phillips
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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A North Carolina man was sentenced to prison for a role in a counterfeit currency conspiracy in southern West Virginia.

24-year-old Xavier Sanders, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced to five months in jail, followed by three years of parole for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.

North Carolina man pleads guilty to role in counterfeit money conspiracy in West Virginia

Sanders revealed his part in a conspiracy to make and pass counterfeit United States currency in the Southern District of West Virginia.

According to statements made in court, Sanders and his co-defendants, Crystal Wilks and Jamarcus Harris traveled with another person from North Carolina to West Virginia on October 12, 2022 where they used counterfeit $100 bills at Beckley, Summersville, and Fayetteville businesses.

Sanders and the others spent a night at a hotel in Summersville and tried to make new counterfeit United States money. He also admitted that they tried making the counterfeit bills by bleaching $1 bills, scanning a real $100 bill, and printing the scanned image on the bleached bills.

Man sentenced to prison for role in Counterfeit Currency Conspiracy

On October 13, 2023, 24-year-old Crystal Wilks, and 33-year-old Jamarcus Harris, both of Lenoir, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. While Harris was sentenced on February 2, 2024 to two years and nine months in prison, followed by three years of parole, and being required to pay $800 in restitution, Wilks still awaits sentencing.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Will Thompson, who thanked the United States Secret Service for their work on the investigation.

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