Overview
- Matthew Wilson was arraigned Monday in Benzie County District Court on five felony counts, with reports differing on bond and a next hearing set for April 20.
- Iowa and North Dakota issued extraditable felony warrants, and investigators say further charges could follow as agencies keep coordinating.
- The MSP Sixth District Fugitive Team found him March 27 at a hotel near Gerald R. Ford International Airport, where two recent arrivals from Malaysia were present.
- A search of the room turned up counterfeit currency, a fraudulent check, electronic devices and a printer, and police say roughly $30,000 in fake bills were made.
- The case began in October 2025 with fake $10 bills at a Benzie County Dollar General and two similar reports nearby, prompting a five-month, multiagency probe with multiple search warrants.