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Miske must forfeit millions in assets; sentencing set for Nov. 26
After a 99-day jury trial, a federal jury found Michael J. Miske, Jr., 50, of Kailua, Oʻahu, guilty of racketeering conspiracy, murder, and 11 other felony charges on July 18, 2024. On Wednesday, the court determined that as a result of Miske’s conviction of the racketeering conspiracy, he should forfeit a variety of assets to the federal government. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 26, 2024.
Former Maui official sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for fraud, accepting bribes
A former Maui official was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to honest services wire fraud involving the acceptance of multiple bribes totaling up to $2 million.
Hilo man sentenced to 42 months in prison for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs
A Hilo man was sentenced in federal court to 42 months in federal prison for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the federal government of program funds intended for COVID-19-related relief.
US Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Clarification of Order Relating to Travel Ban
The US Supreme Court today denied the Trump Administration’s motion to clarify an order issued by the court in Trump v Hawaiʻi relating to his travel ban.
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Travel Ban Plaintiffs
Hawaiʻi federal district Judge Derrick K. Watson on Thursday afternoon issued an order in favor of Hawaiʻi in it’s challenge of the Trump travel ban.
Hawaiʻi Seeks Appeals Ruling on Travel Ban Scope
Hawaiʻi filed a motion in Appeals court to review the scope of Trump’s travel and refugee bans after federal district court declined to grant Hawaii’s …
9th Circuit Upholds Block on Travel Ban, Hawaiʻi v. Trump Heads to High Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of appeals today upheld a decision blocking President Donald Trump’s revised Muslim travel ban.
Fourth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump Travel Ban
Chief Judge Gregory: The revised Executive Order “speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination.”
Many In Hawaiʻi Unfazed by #BoycottHawaii Trending on Twitter
While travel ban supporters went viral with their cause to #BoycottHawaii, many of those responding from Hawaii are unfazed by the threat.
