10/23/09

Daniel K. Mahiai, a Molokai resident, pleaded guilty in United States District Court yesterday to embezzling money from the Molokai Community Federal Credit Union (FCU).

10/16/09

Ronald Joseph Radcliffe pled guilty in United States District Court before Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren to bribery and money laundering charges arising from Radcliffe's tour of duty as an Army Master Sergeant in Iraq in 2004-2005.

10/7/09

Arthur Lee Ong, age 51, was indicted by a federal grand jury today for federal tax crimes. ONG is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and six counts of tax evasion relating to the years from 2000 through 2005.

9/8/09

A Big Island man accused of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor after traveling to Cambodia made his initial appearance in federal court here today. Richard David Mitchell, 61, of Kamuela, on the island of Hawaii, is charged in a criminal complaint filed on August 26, 2009 in United States District Court in Honolulu.

8/5/09

Charles Vidinha, indicted with the recent killing of a Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) in violation of the Endangered Species Act.

7/31/09

Hector Cruz, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced by United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to 175 months imprisonment for selling one pound of methamphetamine to an undercover Honolulu Police Department officer in March 2007.

7/10/09

HAROLD C. SPEAR, III, M.D., 56, formerly of Hanapepe, Hawaii, today pled guilty to four counts of dispensing controlled substances "outside the usual course of professional practice" and "not for a legitimate medical purpose."

6/29/09

Oliver Kupau III, a former business agent of Laborers’ Local 368, cannot hold union office or employment, according to an order issued by United States District Judge Helen Gillmor on June 12, 2009.

6/9/09

William Gilman sentenced to 20 months imprisonment for his involvement in the operation of an illegal gambling business in Waialua from 2003 to 2005.

6/3/09

Queen's Medical Center ("QMC") of Honolulu, Hawaii has paid a total of $2.5 million to settle two lawsuits alleging that QMC over billed the Medicare program, the State of Hawaii Medicaid program, and TRICARE, the federal health benefits program for military dependents.

5/04/09

Mayor Billy Kenoi presented U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo with a Ko'a wood key to Hawai'i County Monday in a ceremony at the County’s Aupuni Center conference room in Hilo.

Photos:

• U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo accepts the key to Hawaii County from Mayor Billy Kenoi.
• Kubo speaks at the gathering as, from left, County Prosecutor Jay Kimura, Mayor Kenoi, and County Police Chief Harry Kubojiri look on.
• U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo displays his key to the County, surrounded by Hawai‘i County police officers, Prosecutor Jay Kimura and Mayor Billy Kenoi.

4/15/09

Jerome Kenneth Kingzio, age 28, of Saipan, sentenced to 21 days imprisonment for assaulting a fellow passenger on an airline flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu on March 21, 2009.

3/16/09

A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Oahu resident Allan Aquino Lafuente for the following crimes that occurred in late 2005 - early 2006:

-One count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine;
-Two counts of distributing five grams or more of methamphetamine;
-One count of possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; and
-One count of carrying a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense.

3/10/09

David Silivano Gilliam, entered a plea of not guilty to a six-count indictment returned on February 11, 2009. GILLIAM, a former Captain in the United States Army, is charged with theft of government property, bulk cash smuggling, interstate and foreign transportation of stolen money, money laundering, and making false statements to federal officers.

2/9/09

United States Attorney Ed Kubo yesterday announced the unsealing of an Indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Hawaii on January 7, 2009, charging HENRY CALUCAG, aka “Hank Jacinto”, and DEBRA ANAGARAN, both of Honolulu, with financial crimes relating to their acquisition in 1990 of a residence formerly belonging to Hawaii resident Arthur Spooner Young.

2/9/09

Yong Sang Kim, age 38, was sentenced today by Chief District Judge Helen Gillmor to 36 months in prison for his role in operating an illegal gambling business on Oahu.

2/6/09

Patricia Cleary Syling, 39, of Lutz, Florida, pled guilty today in federal district court to all eight counts of mail fraud with which she had been charged by a federal grand jury last year.

1/23/09

Chief United States District Judge Helen Gillmor sentenced co-defendants Lauolefiso Afo and Joe Daniels, to prison terms of 185 months and 170 months, respectively, upon their convictions for conspiracy to distribute, attempted distribution, and possession with intent to distribute approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine.

At a separate sentencing hearing, a third co-defendant, Junior Auelua, was sentenced to a 185-month prison term for violations arising from the same 50-pound shipment.

1/23/09

A Honolulu jury returned guilty verdicts against Kauai resident Darwin Leones, age 27, for federal firearms trafficking and possession offenses.

12/9/08

Bruce Robert Travis, sentenced by Chief District Judge Helen Gillmor to 24 months in prison for obstructing and impeding the lawful administration of the tax laws by the Internal Revenue Service and filing a false amended federal individual income tax return for the calendar year 2000.

11/3/08

Reporting Election Fraud And Voting Rights Abuses

10/08/08

United States Attorney for Hawaii, Ed Kubo, announced today that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) of the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the State of Hawaii Department of Attorney General, a $468,870 federal grant to assist its Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to locate, arrest, and prosecute child sexual predators and to further enforce state offender registration laws.

9/30/08

The United States Attorney's Office announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Hawaii's U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo with an Appreciation Award for his outstanding contributions to the investigation and prosecution of environmental crimes in the State of Hawaii.

9/29/08

The United States Attorney's Office announced today that Hawaii's U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo was the recipient of the prestigious "Lokahi" (Unity) Award on Friday, September 26, 2008, at a conference dinner event hosted by the Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA).

8/25/08

Honolulu YMCA Awarded $150,000 For Weed And Seed Efforts

8/10/08

The United States Attorney's Office announced today that Hawaii's U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo, received the "Seven Seals Award" by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), during an awards dinner at Hickam Air Force Base this Saturday.

8/6/08

Julie Uyemura, Manager for Waipio Outback Steakhouse, Receives the Presidential Volunteer Service Award

5/23/08

The United States Attorney's Office for Hawaii announced today that on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo will be the keynote speaker during a program commemorating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month in Washington D.C. Kubo will be speaking in the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy U.S. Department of Justice Building.

5/20/08

United States Attorney Announces Creation of Hawaii's Wounded Warrior Community Support Program

5/13/08

EPA searches Leeward Oahu property for alleged illegal hazardous waste activity.

4/10/08

Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney for Hawaii, announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice, Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative has made approximately $89,000 available for worthy anti-gun or anti-gang programs in the state.

3/20/08

U.S. Attorney Receives Law and Order Award From Honolulu Elks

11/14/07

U.S. Attorney Receives Visitor Aloha Society Of Hawaii's Outstanding Community Service Award.

11/01/07

Ed Kubo, the U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, and Jay Kimura, the County Prosecuting Attorney for the Big Island, jointly announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded the Big Island a $443,405 grant for the establishment of a Third Circuit Drug Court Team. The funding is provided under a 2007 COPS Methamphetamine Initiative.

09/28/07

The United States Attorney's Office for Hawaii announces that U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo, has been awarded the Honor Award for Public Service by the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP).

08/20/07

United States Attorney Ed Kubo Announces a Get Tough Approach to Identity Theft Involving Military Victims in Hawaii.

08/16/07

United States Attorney Ed Kubo announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office, in coordination with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), will be awarding Certificates of Patriotism to Hawaii's employers of National Guard and Reserve members.

07/10/07

Ed Kubo, the U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Hawaii has become a Certifying Organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award, a national program recognizing Americans who excel in volunteer community service.