Crime: Former HPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Honest Services Wire Fraud
Honolulu, HI – Maulia LaBarre, a 35-year-old former police officer with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), pleaded guilty to one count of honest services wire fraud yesterday in federal court.
According to court documents and information presented in court, LaBarre was employed as a police officer for HPD and had a duty of honesty and loyalty to the citizens of the City and County of Honolulu and the HPD to act in the public’s interest and not for his own illicit enrichment.
LaBarre admitted during the plea hearing that he secretly used his official position to enrich himself by soliciting and agreeing to accept sex from an individual (described as Individual A in the Indictment) in exchange for a promise of providing Individual A with favorable official action in a pending criminal case involving prostitution charges.
More specifically, LaBarre admitted that he agreed with Individual A that, in exchange for sex, he would arrange to have Individual A’s arresting officer not appear at court in her pending criminal case.
The case was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Investigations Division of the Department of the Attorney General for the State of Hawaii, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Nammar.
Maulia LaBarre will be sentenced on October 23, 2017 by United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment for one count of honest services wire fraud.
The defendant’s plea deal was a result of a joint investigation into his actions while employed as a police officer with the HPD.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Maulia LaBarre
- Criminal Charges: Honest services wire fraud
- City and State: Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 23, 2017
- Sentence: Maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment
Key Facts
- State: Hawaii
- Category: Public Corruption|Wire Fraud
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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