MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Antwaun Anglin, age 39, of Nashville, Tennessee; and Christopher Marquis Rodgers, age 20, of Humboldt, Tennessee, were sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release, and 13 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release, respectively. for Possession Of Counterfeit Obligation Of The United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 474(a) and 2. Rodgers was additionally sentenced for Uttering Counterfeiting Obligation of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 472 and 2. The charges arose from an investigation by the Atoka Police Department, the Caney Police Department, and the United States Secret Service.
The Indictment alleged that on Sept. 13, 2018, the Defendants knowingly had in their possession and custody, with intent to sell or otherwise use, approximately 578 falsely made and counterfeited twenty-dollar Federal Reserve Notes, Series 2013, Serial No. MK12783752B, Quadrant # 4, Face Plate 28, Back Plate 22, Federal Reserve Bank K11, made after the similitude of obligations issued under the authority of the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 474(a) and 2.
The Indictment also alleged that Christopher Marquis Rodgers, with intent to defraud, passed to Sonic Drive-In, located in Atoka, a falsely made, forged and counterfeited obligation of the United States, a Federal Reserve Note in the denomination of twenty dollars, Series of 2013, Serial No. MK12783752B, which he then knew to be falsely made, forged and counterfeited, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 472 and 2.
The investigation leading to the indictment and sentencing of Anglin and Rodgers began when an alert citizen noticed the money she received had an unusual appearance. She promptly called the Atoka Police Department to report the suspected counterfeit currency and describe the vehicle and the occupants involved. The Caney Police Department located the vehicle and occupants and Atoka Police conducted the investigation. Counterfeited twenty-dollar bill were located in the vehicle. The United States Secret Service assisted in the investigation.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Clay Compton represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
