PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12) – A Maine man allegedly trekked all the way down the eastern seaboard to cash bogus checks at a Palm Beach Gardens bank. According to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department (PBGPD), Shawn Willette claimed he was recruited in Augusta, Maine, to make the 1,500-mile trip to Florida by people he did not know to cash the fake checks in exchange for a cut of the amount.