Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Former Big Island Housing Official Admits To Accepting $2 Million In Bribes
Alan Scott Rudo pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept kickbacks in three separate schemes.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Prosecutors Want Enhanced Punishment For Public Corruption
Calls for harsher mandatory sentences for state and county officials follow a string of high-profile corruption cases prosecuted by the federal government.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Former State Lawmaker English Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison
The former Senate majority leader must report to prison on Aug. 16 and was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Feds Want Former Hawaii Lawmaker Who Took Bribes To Spend More Than 3 Years In Prison
But defense attorneys for former Sen. J. Kalani English are asking for a lighter sentence of 30 months.
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Tougher Campaign Finance Laws Top Standards Commission Agenda
The proposals come in the wake of high-profile bribery charges against elected officials.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Permitting Worker Who Took Bribes For A Decade Gets Prison Time
The judge said he wanted to make an example of Jennie Javonillo to deter other government workers from taking bribes.
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A Year Of Embarrassing Scandal May Help Hawaii Finally Reform Campaign Finance
Any changes would have to be approved by lawmakers, but Democrats running for governor say they are serious about the issue.
Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2022
Keith Kaneshiro Charges Detail Abuse Of Power, Bribery And Conspiracy
UPDATE: Honolulu’s former prosecuting attorney, a prominent businessman and other defendants pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon.
Hawaii News Now/2022
HNN: Former Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro Arrested
The former Honolulu prosecuting attorney has long been a target of the FBI in connection with a yearslong investigation into police corruption.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Hawaii Ex-Lawmaker Gets New Sentencing Date In Bribery Case
Former Rep. Ty Cullen has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes when he was a state lawmaker.