Ex-Honolulu lieutenant must report to prison pending appeal
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press
May 25, 2021
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HONOLULU (AP) A former Honolulu police lieutenant must report to prison next week to serve a three-and-a-half year sentence in Hawaii s biggest ever corruption case after a U.S. judge denied his request to remain free while he appeals his conviction.
A judge denied Derek Wayne Hahn s motion at a hearing Tuesday, said his defense attorney, Victor Bakke.
A jury convicted Hahn, another former police officer, a former Honolulu police chief and the ex-chief’s former prosecutor wife of conspiracy in a plot to frame a man.
Kealoha âMailbox Caseâ co-conspirator asks to remain free while he pursues appeal Derek Hahn (Source: None) By Lynn Kawano | May 12, 2021 at 2:10 PM HST - Updated May 12 at 4:03 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Just weeks away from his June 1 date to self-surrender at a mainland prison, Kealoha mailbox co-conspirator Derek Hahn wants a judge to let him stay in Hawaii.
Hahn, a former Honolulu police lieutenant, is supposed to report to a federal prison facility in Oregon. But Hahnâs attorney filed a motion Wednesday asking that he remain free until his appeal is complete.
Hahn was convicted of obstruction of justice and conspiracy in June 2019. And in December, he was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy.
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HONOLULU A U.S. judge is allowing a former Honolulu police chief convicted in a corruption case to meet with family and friends in Washington state before he begins serving a seven-year prison sentence in Oregon.
U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright on Monday approved Louis Kealoha’s travel request. Kealoha will travel to the Seattle area on May 29 and then drive to the federal correctional facility in Sheridan, Oregon, where he will begin his sentence on June 1, said his attorney Rustam Barbee.
In March, Seabright delayed Kealoha’s surrender date to allow him time to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Kealoha received his second shot of the Pfizer vaccine about two weeks ago, Barbee said.