Caitlin Thompson – 天美视频 /author/caitlin-thompson/ 天美视频 - Investigative Reporting Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:00:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Honolulu Hasn’t Prosecuted A Single Ghost Gun Case Since 2020 Ban /2025/03/honolulu-hasnt-prosecuted-a-single-ghost-gun-case-since-2020-ban/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1699790

Police are seeing an uptick in ghost guns but Hawai驶i counties differ in how they interpret and use a state law meant to deter people from buying or manufacturing untraceable weapons.

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Police are seeing an uptick in ghost guns but Hawai驶i counties differ in how they interpret and use a state law meant to deter people from buying or manufacturing untraceable weapons.

]]> Half Of Hawai驶i Inmates Leave Prison Without The IDs They Need To Start Over /2025/02/half-of-hawai%ca%bbi-inmates-leave-prison-without-the-ids-they-need-to-start-over/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1697850

More than seven years after Hawai驶i passed a law meant to address the problem, the number of people leaving prison and jail without key documents has barely budged.

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More than seven years after Hawai驶i passed a law meant to address the problem, the number of people leaving prison and jail without key documents has barely budged.

]]> A Rare Prosecution For Selling Illegal Fireworks Ends With Supervised Release /2025/02/a-rare-conviction-for-selling-illegal-fireworks-ends-with-supervised-release/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1697399

The case is one of only two felony prosecutions as a result of the Department of Law Enforcement's Illegal Fireworks Task Force.

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The case is one of only two felony prosecutions as a result of the Department of Law Enforcement's Illegal Fireworks Task Force.

]]> Covid Relief Fraud Gets Hawai驶i Defense Contractor 87 Months In Prison /2025/02/covid-relief-fraud-gets-hawai%ca%bbi-defense-contractor-87-months-in-prison/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:01:00 +0000 /?p=1696615

Martin Kao, convicted of stealing pandemic-era relief funds, was also ordered to pay $13 million in restitution and serve 12,800 hours of community service.

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Martin Kao, convicted of stealing pandemic-era relief funds, was also ordered to pay $13 million in restitution and serve 12,800 hours of community service.

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