SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A North Carolina man has admitted to trying to create and pass counterfeit U.S. currency in the Southern District of West Virginia.
Xavier Sanders, 24, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced Friday to three years of probation. He’s already served five months in jail for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.
Court documents state that Sanders and co-defendants Jamarcus Harris and Crystal Wilks traveled from North Carolina to West Virginia on October 12, 2022. Wilks admitted to passing counterfeit $100 bills at businesses in Beckley, Fayetteville and Summersville.
Later that evening, Sanders and the others rented a room at a hotel in Summersville where they attempted to create new counterfeit U.S. currency. The process involved bleaching $1 bills, scanning a genuine $100 bill, and printing the scanned image on the bleached bills.
On October 13, 2023, Harris, 33, and Wilks, 24, of Lenoir, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. On February 2, 2024, Harris was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. That time will be followed by three years of supervised release. Harris must also pay $800 in restitution.
Wilks awaits sentencing.
United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed the sentence for Sanders.