Effingham man has been sentenced to prison for manufacturing counterfeit money

An Effingham man has been sentenced to four years and ten months in prison for manufacturing counterfeit money. Authorities found counterfeit bills manufactured by Jared Sapp in Effingham, Madison, and St. Clair counties, and in Colorado. Many Effingham businesses reported in 2017 and 2018 that they were paid with fake bills that were later traced back to Sapp. He also used counterfeit money to pay for goods on several websites. He was arrested in April of last year with two printers and a pile of counterfeit $20 bills in the trunk of his car. Police also discovered 201 bills with a face value of more than $4,700.