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Prosecutors failed to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Miske had paid for the murder of Johnathan Fraser, even though the jury convicted him of other crimes related to Fraser’s death.

Prosecutors allege that Mike Miske wrongly blamed Jonathan Fraser for the death of his son, Caleb, and had him killed in retaliation.

The murder charge, which stemmed from the killing of Johnathan Fraser in 2016, carries a mandatory minimum life sentence.

Michael Miske’s defense attorney Michael Kennedy told jurors the government had “blind spots” when investigating his client and questioned the credibility of some of its key witnesses.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Inciong told jurors alleged racketeering boss Miske operated a criminal enterprise for nearly 20 years that engaged in violent assaults, kidnapping and murder.

Michael Miske’s defense attorneys highlighted a lack of forensic evidence linking him to crime scenes and brought up possible alternative explanations for the disappearance of Johnathan Fraser, whom Miske is accused of conspiring to have killed.

Gifts to planning department officials, forged signatures and other improprieties came out in testimony from a prosecution witness in the sweeping criminal trial.

Defense attorneys called on multiple experts to highlight the lack of forensic evidence directly tying Michael Miske to the 2016 killing of Johnathan Fraser.

The charges stem from an attack on Lindsey Kinney, a Kaneohe man a former Miske associate said the alleged crime boss wanted dead.

One of the most complex criminal cases in Hawaii history has reached a turning point.