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Japan national sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiring to export firearm components
United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Shota Yamamoto, 29, of Tokyo, Japan, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by United States District Court Judge Micah W.J. Smith to 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm components and tactical accessories to Japan. Yamamoto pled guilty on Jan. 22, 2026.
Former USDA official pleads guilty to receiving an illegal gratuity
On or about April 12, 2021, a woman submitted a CFAP application to Shitanishi that falsely claimed she operated a farm with $685,500 in commodity sales in 2019. The woman also claimed the farm was in the County of Maui, which was the responsibility of another County Executive Director, who was located on Maui and familiar with the farms there. The woman asked Shitanishi if he would accept her application, rather than require her to submit her application to the Maui County Executive Director.
Two Big Island men arrested for ‘years-long operation’ to transport, distribute illegal fireworks
If convicted, Goo and Tamura face imprisonment of up to 10 years and fines of up to $250,000 per count, plus terms of supervised release, and Goo faces an additional 15 years of imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.