SIDNEY — Four days have been reserved for the jury trial of a Sidney man accused of corrupt activity, forgery and possession of criminal tools.

Robert L. Barga, 40, of 615 Sixth Ave., was indicted on one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity; four counts of forgery; and one count of possession of criminal tools during a grand jury session in January 2017. His jury trial is slated to begin Tuesday, July 11, at 8:30 a.m.

The charge of corrupt activity alleges Barga was involved in an enterprise in which dealt with producing and disseminating counterfeit money between May 1 through Dec. 15, 2016.

The forgery counts allege Barga attempted to defraud and possessed counterfeit banknotes on or about Dec. 6 and Dec. 15, 2016.

The possessing criminal tools charge states Barga is accused of possessing a printer/scanner which was used to produce counterfeit paper money.

Barga was arrested after a search warrant was executed by Sidney Police and the United States Secret Service at Barga’s residence on Dec. 15, 2016. As a result of the search warrant. Barga was arrested and charged with four counts of forgery and one count of possession of criminal tools, all felonies for the fifth degree.

The warrant was a result of a four month sequence of 19 occurrences to where counterfeit money had been circulated in the Sidney community, starting around mid-August of 2016. Recovered during the search was evidence allegedly linking the 615 Sixth Ave. residence to the production of at least three of the 19 occurrences.