COEUR D'ALENE - Chadwin King, 28, of Butte, Montana, was sentenced yesterday to nine months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for passing counterfeit U.S. currency, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered King to pay a $10,842 in restitution. He pleaded guilty to the charge on May 7, 2014.
According to the plea agreement, on Dec. 12, 2013, Spokane Police located King in a blue Chrysler van in the Econo Lodge parking lot in Spokane, Washington. Inside the van were cameras, a GPS unit, printers, checks, clothing, tools, and drug paraphernalia. Police also found completed and under production counterfeit currency. King admitted that he counterfeited United States currency.
The case was investigated by U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and Spokane Police Department.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
