Jamie Kalani English, Wire Fraud, Hawaii 2022

Hawaii U.S. Attorney Collects $2 Million in FY 2022

HONOLULU, Hawaii – In a move that aims to recoup money owed to the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii collected $2,088,622.73 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. The total amount includes $1,534,259.15 in criminal actions and $554,363.58 in civil actions.

U.S. Attorney Clare E. Connors stated, ‘Recouping money owed to the United States, as well as obtaining financial recoveries from those who violate the law, are critical aspects of our system of justice.’ She added, ‘We will vigorously pursue economic sanctions and collections on behalf of our community.’

In August 2022, the District of Hawaii recovered $75,000 from former Majority Leader of the State of Hawaii Senate, Jamie Kalani English, in partial payment of the $100,000 fine imposed for honest services wire fraud.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office also worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and components of the federal government to collect an additional $7,991,796.46 in civil cases pursued jointly by these offices. Over $7.5 million of the amount recovered from cases jointly worked, resulted from a consent decree in an environmental action the United States brought for reimbursement of costs and compensation for natural resource damages associated with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at the former Oahu Sugar pesticide-mixing area within the Pearl Harbor Superfund Site.

The recovered funds will be used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii, working with partner agencies and divisions, collected $1,063,208 in asset forfeiture actions in FY 2021. Forfeited assets deposited into the Assets Forfeiture Fund are used to restore funds to crime victims and for a variety of law enforcement purposes.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, along with the federal government’s litigating divisions, are responsible for enforcing and collecting civil and criminal debts owed to the United States and criminal debts owed to federal crime victims. The law requires defendants to pay restitution to victims of certain federal crimes who have suffered a physical injury or financial loss.

While restitution is paid to the victim, criminal fines and felony assessments are paid to the Crime Victims Fund, which distributes the funds collected to federal and state victim compensation and victim assistance programs.

Defendant Information:

Defendant: Jamie Kalani English

Criminal Charges: Honest services wire fraud

City/State: Honolulu, Hawaii

Date: August 2022

Sentence/Outcome: $100,000 fine

Amount Recovered: $75,000

Fines/Assessments: $100,000

Asset Forfeiture: $1,063,208 (FY 2021)

Jointly Collected Civil Amount: $7,991,796.46

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