A man accused of using counterfeit checks to try to bail three people out of jail has been arrested — and authorities are seeking to keep him locked up with no bail, court documents show.
This undated photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety shows Samuela Tuikolongahau Jr. U.S. authorities said, Tuikolongahau used counterfeit checks to try to bail out three people from a Hawaii jail. Tuikolongahau walked into First Circuit court in downtown Honolulu in December 2020 and presented three bank checks for $760,000, $400,000 and $50,000 to post bail for three people being held at Oahu Community Correctional Center, according to a U.S.
He left a Honolulu courthouse after being told the checks would need verification, the court document said. Officials determined the checks were counterfeit and the two men and woman he tried to get out of jail were not released.In August 2020, Tuikolongahau obtained a counterfeit cashier's check for $36,000 purported to be from a credit union and tried to use it, and someone else's identification, to purchase a Land Rover from a Honolulu used car lot, the affidavit said.
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