Retired police officer who pleaded guilty in Kealoha case sentenced
Retired police officer who pleaded guilty in Kealoha case sentenced By Lynn Kawano | February 3, 2021 at 1:13 PM HST - Updated February 3 at 6:54 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Retired Honolulu police officer Niall Silva was sentenced to nine months behind bars Wednesday for his role in the corruption case that took down the Kealohas.
He must surrender June 14, and will serve a year of supervised release following his prison term.
Chief Judge Michael Seabright acknowledged Silva had taken responsibility for his actions by pleading guilty in 2016 to conspiracy and by then aiding federal prosecutors.
Years-long Kealoha mailbox case to come to an end as last 2 defendants are sentenced Federal Courthouse. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Source: HNN) By Lynn Kawano | February 2, 2021 at 5:38 PM HST - Updated February 3 at 2:06 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Retired Honolulu police officer Niall Silva is set to be sentenced Wednesday for his role in the corruption case that took down the Kealohas.
Silva could get anything from probation to months of confinement for lying on the stand.
He is one of the last two defendants in the case to be sentenced.
Jesse Ebersole, a former Big Island firefighter, is also set to hear his fate Wednesday.
Parade of former, current council members subpoenaed to testify in federal probe
Parade of former, current council members subpoenaed to testify in federal probe By Lynn Kawano | January 22, 2021 at 5:28 PM HST - Updated January 22 at 6:36 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - More officials currently or previously tied to Honolulu Hale are being called to testify in connection with a federal probe stemming from the Kealoha scandal.
Former City Council members Ernie Martin and Trevor Ozawa arrived for federal grand jury proceedings Thursday along with current City Councilman Brandon Elefante.
Both Elefante and Martin declined to comment about their appearance. Hawaii News Now sent an email to Ozawa but did not hear back.
Legal battle brewing over portion of proceeds from sale of Kealohasâ home
Legal battle brewing over the leftover money from the sale of the Kealoha home By Lynn Kawano | January 7, 2021 at 6:08 PM HST - Updated January 7 at 9:15 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Louis and Katherine Kealohasâ foreclosed home could pit a financial institution against two of their victims.
The Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union filed a court document late last month asking for money leftover from the sale to pay for legal fees. But some are calling for the money to be directed to Ransen and Ariana Taito, siblings who lost their father when they were children.