AMARILLO, Texas A federal judge has sentenced a local man to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to passing more than $12,000 in fake U.S. Postal Service money orders at Borger FCU, Pantex FCU, Amarillo National Bank and a Wells Fargo bank branch in Borger.
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Michael Hughes, 46, was sentenced on a charge of passing counterfeit postal service money orders and ordered to pay $12,158 in restitution to the four institutions.
Last year, authorities seized $687,837 in counterfeit postal money orders at an undisclosed residence shared by Hughes and Dominga Hernandez, who was indicted in the case. Last year, federal authorities dismissed charges against Hernandez.
