PITTSBURGH - A Brooklyn, NY, resident has been sentenced in federal court to 54 months of probation, which includes six months of home detention with electronic or GPS monitoring, on his conviction of conspiracy and passing counterfeit currency, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence on Edwin Phillip, 29.
According to information presented to the court, Phillip conspired and passed counterfeit currency during the period of Nov. 9, 2012, through Nov. 30, 2012.
Assistant United States Attorney Shardul S. Desai prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the United States Secret Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Phillip.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
