PINEVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Two men from Mississippi are facing federal charges for using counterfeit U.S. currency to purchase high-end watches and other jewelry from a retail store in Pineville.

Robert Lewis Elliott III and Devin Alonzo Elliott of Okolona, Mississippi, are each charged with conspiracy to pass counterfeit obligations and passing counterfeit obligations.

According to allegations in the indictment, in June 2025, R. Elliott and D. Elliott traveled to Pineville to carry out a scheme to defraud a jewelry store.

The indictment alleges that, on June 26, 2025, R. Elliott, D. Elliott, and another individual entered the store and told a store employee they wanted to purchase approximately $300,000 in luxury watches and jewelry.

The men allegedly provided a $1,000 cash

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