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HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Rebecca Ann Folley, aka Becca Waters, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii was sentenced yesterday to seven months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release for threatening to kill Presidents Biden and Trump.  Folley, who was incarcerated since her arrest on April 3, 2025 until November 6, 2025, received time served for her sentence.  Her supervised release conditions include mandatory mental health and drug treatment.  Folley pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement in October 2025.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Devan Caulk, 21, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced today to fifteen years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release for producing child pornography.  He must also register as a sex offender.  Caulk pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement in October 2025.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Nehemiah Kealoha, 40, of Waianae, Oahu, was indicted on January 22, 2026, for threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Jeffrey Worthen, 61, of Lahaina, Maui, pled guilty today in federal court to wire fraud and making a false statement to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Leonard Gutierrez, 65, of Whittier, California, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by Senior United States District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 340 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and carfentanil, nine counts of distribution of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that four individuals from Oahu were sentenced this week in federal court by Senior United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright for their roles in a tax refund fraud scheme following their convictions by a federal jury on August 27, 2025.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Brigida Chock, 65, of Ewa Beach, a Filipino national and Hawaii resident, was sentenced today in federal court by Senior United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to 27 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud the IRS by fraudulently obtaining a tax refund and then thwarting efforts to recoup it.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Shota Yamamoto, 29, of Tokyo, Japan, pled guilty today in federal court to conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act. 

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Eddie P. Poai, 50, of Hilo, Hawaii, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug-trafficking crimes.

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, Canada, was indicted on October 2, 2025, for wire fraud.  

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Douglas Mycko, 61, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by Senior United States District J. Michael Seabright to four months in federal prison followed by one year of supervised release for making and subscribing a false tax return.  Mycko was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $561,587.91.  He pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement in August 2025. 

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Travis Kalani Hong-Ah Nee, 36, of Oahu, was sentenced on January 12 in federal court by Senior United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to a total of 78 months in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute carfentanil, possessing with intent to distribute carfentanil, and possessing ammunition after having been previously convicted of a felony.