Maryland man sentenced for counterfeit charge

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Maryland man sentenced for counterfeit charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Nov. 19, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Barry Eugene Dragovich, of Cumberland, Maryland, was sentenced today to 36 months incarceration for a counterfeit charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Dragovich, age 40, pled guilty to one count of “Uttering Counterfeit Obligations and Securities" in July 2018. Dragovich admitted to passing counterfeit bills in May 2017 in Harrison County.

Dragovich was also ordered to pay $1,920 in restitution for the crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The United States Secret Service and the Clarksburg Police Department investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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