Elkins man guilty of manufacturing and using counterfeit money

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Anthony Francis Silvester, III, 38, of Elkins, West Virginia, was convicted today of making and possessing counterfeit money, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced. 

Silvester pled guilty to one count of “Uttering Counterfeit Obligations and Securities.” He admitted to passing a counterfeit bill in August 2016 at a business in in Elkins, West Virginia. 

Silvester faces up to 20 years incarceration and a $250,000 fine.  

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah W. Montoro is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The United States Secret Service, the West Virginia State Police, and the Elkins Police Department are investigating the case.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.