U.S. officials say a Hawaiʻi man used counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to bail three people out of jail. Samuela Tuikolongahau Jr. was taken into federal custody Monday and has been ordered held without bail.
Kimberly Gallegos of New Mexico s Transportation Department labeled it "just a simple mistake" that had drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 doing double takes, with a new sign pointing them toward "Albuqueque" instead of Albuquerque.
U.S. officials say Hawaii man used counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to bail three people out of jail. Samuela Tuikolongahau Jr. was taken into federal custody Monday