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The city’s former chief building inspector was sentenced to five years in federal prison and fined $100,000 for taking $103,000 in bribes from a Honolulu architect and contractors to pre-screen and fast-track approval of permits. ....
The last of 5 workers in Honolulu permitting bribery scandal pleads guilty westhawaiitoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from westhawaiitoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HONOLULU (AP) An employee in Honolulu’s planning and permitting department is the last to plead guilty after a federal investigation alleged that five city workers took bribes in exchange for favors, including expediting building permits, in a scandal that prompted the department to overhaul its permitting process. ....
The fifth city employee who took cash bribes to move plans through the city Department of Planning and Permitting entered a plea of guilty Wednesday as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. ....