State v. Moliga

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

On January 8, 1986, Malefai Moliga obtained approximately $3,500 in cash and jewelry from a retired banker in Lewiston, using what is popularly known as a “pigeon drop” scam. 1 Moliga then left Idaho for Washington. On January 24, 1986, a complaint was filed by the prosecuting attorney for Nez Perce County, Idaho, charging Moliga with grand theft. While Moliga was in Washington, he was charged with the commission of several crimes in that state and, on July 7,1986, was sentenced to a twenty-two month prison term. On December 10, 1986, Moliga was returned to Idaho,…