Man denies making fake driver's licenses
A Barrington man accused of manufacturing fake driver's licenses pleaded not guilty Thursday in Lake County Circuit Court.
Sam Rzepnicki, 21, is charged with manufacturing fraudulent driver's licenses and possession of driver's license-making materials.
Assistant State's Attorney Mary Stanton said police acting on a tip served a search warrant on Rzepnicki's residence in the 500 block of East Main Street on Nov. 17.
Stanton said police found multiple fake licenses, 100 sheets of laminating paper marked with the logos of Illinois and other states and a laminating machine.
Officers also confiscated computer hard drives, scanners and printers, Stanton said.
Police believe Rzepnicki had been manufacturing licenses for as long as four years before his arrest and was charging up to $300 each for the documents.
Associate Judge Theodore Potkonjak told Rzepnicki he faces up to three years in prison if convicted of the charges, but would also be eligible for probation.
He scheduled a trial of the case for Feb. 19 and ordered Rzepnicki to appear in court Feb. 5.