A Lake City man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for manufacturing and passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, according to court documents.
James Steven Hall, 47, was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian J. Davis on the charges of manufacturing and passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes.
The crime was discovered in March 2015, when law enforcement received information that Hall had possessed counterfeit currency in his hotel room in Columbia County.
On March 25, 2015, officers from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Secret Service went to the hotel and made contact with Hall, who allowed the officers to search his room.
The search revealed counterfeit $10 and $20 bills that had been hidden between the mattress and box spring. Supplies for manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, including a paper cutter, an ink jet printer, blank paper, a laptop computer, and used ink cartridges, were also found in the room.
Hall later admitted to manufacturing a few thousand dollars in counterfeit notes, and to passing some of them at local businesses in the Lake City area.
As part of the sentence, the Court ordered Hall to pay restitution to the various businesses he had defrauded.
This case was investigated by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Secret Service – Jacksonville Field Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Frein.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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