#Clare E Connors
Connors resigns as US Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi, effective Jan. 19
Clare E. Connors submitted her resignation to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Attorney General Merrick Garland, which will become effective at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2025.
Former Hawaiʻi resident sentenced to 4 years, 9 months in prison for defrauding investors of $1.2M
A former Hawaiʻi resident was sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for wire fraud and money laundering related to a scheme to defraud at least 42 Hawaiʻi and California victim-investors out of more than $1.2 million.
US Attorney’s Office collects $2,088,622 in civil and criminal actions in FY22
In August 2022, the District of Hawaiʻi recovered $75,000 from the former Majority Leader of the State of Hawaii Senate, Jamie Kalani English, in partial payment of the $100,000 fine imposed for honest services wire fraud, according to the release.
Another former Maui County official charged with taking bribes
Another former Maui County official with the Maui County Department of Environmental Management, Wilfred Tamayo Savella, 71, is the latest individual to be charged with taking bribes in a scheme tied to Honolulu businessman Milton Choy.
Clare E. Connors sworn in as US Attorney
As US Attorney, Connors is the top-ranking federal law enforcement official in the District of Hawaiʻi.
President Biden Nominates Clare Connors as US Attorney in Hawai‘i
President Joe Biden has nominated Hawai‘i Attorney General Clare Connors to serve as US Attorney for the District of Hawai‘i.
Attorney General Joins Coalition Urging Support for Scam Reduction Act
This legislation, comprised of the Stop Senior Scam Act and Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, will assist stakeholders in training employees to recognize the warning signs of elder fraud and to prevent irreversible damage to elderly victims.
