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Counterfeiting has surfaced in the Williamson area. The fake bills have been traced to a local business. Kim Evans, 25, owner of Kim’s Kreative Kutz in Williamson, was charged with two counts of counterfeiting and two counts of conspiracy, as is 24-year-old Diane Casey. Also arrested were Dock Cowgill, 27, charged with three counts of counterfeiting and two counts of conspiracy, and Carl Simpson, 38, charged with one count each of counterfeiting and conspiracy. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joe Smith said fake bills had been found in and around the Delbarton area and recovered by the Delbarton Police Department. The Delbarton Police and the MCSD worked together to make the arrests after an anonymous tip led them to the salon. A copier, scanner and paper used to produce the fake bills were confiscated. Fifteen felony search warrants were obtained, and more arrests are pending. The suspects were arraigned and bond was set. Evans and Casey's bond at $120,000, Cowgill's at $170,000 and Simpson's at $60,000. They were each taken to the Southwestern Regional Jail. Pike County Sheriff's Deputy James Earl Williams said fake bills were recovered last week at the South Williamson Walmart and in the Phelps area.