Tag: Big Island

Rajesh Pankaj Budhabhatti, Bribery, Hawaii 2025
⏱ 2 min read On the sun-kissed Big Island, a shadowy scheme brewed, siphoning off millions meant for struggling families. A corrupt official at the Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development was bribed by a billionaire and two attorneys to greenlight $11 million in affordable housing deals. A June 2025 jury nailed Rajesh…

Paul Joseph Sulla, Jr., Honest Services Wire Fraud, Conspiracy, Hawaii 2023
Four individuals charged in corruption scheme related to Big Island affordable housing. Defendants accused of deceiving public and obtaining kickbacks.
