Tag: Hawaii
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, Harassing an Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, a 38-year-old man from Washington, was observed and filmed on May 5, 2026, walking along the shoreline in the Lahaina area of Maui, tracking the movements of a Hawaiian monk seal known as Lani. He then picked up a large rock, took aim, and threw it directly at…
Navy Kapeli, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Hawaii 2026
⏱ 2 min read A massive methamphetamine trafficking ring was busted in Hawaii, with ten individuals indicted for their role in the conspiracy. The ring, led by Navy Kapeli and Joshua Militante-Hanamaikai, allegedly shipped large quantities of methamphetamine to the islands. The operation, which also involved the distribution of cocaine and marijuana, was uncovered by…
Marvin Cooper, Ponzi Scheme, Hawaii 2009
HONOLULU, HI – February 19, 2009 – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced charges against Marvin Cooper of Honolulu, Hawaii, alleging he operated a $4.4 million Ponzi scheme targeting over 125 Deaf individuals in the United States and Japan. Cooper, along with his company Billion Coupons, Inc. (BCI), is accused of misappropriating…
Stuart W. Jones, Forex Fraud, Hawaii 2009
Stuart W. Jones, Payton Lowe, and their company WeCorp, Inc. are facing charges of defrauding over 20 investors out of approximately $1.5 million, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The case, filed on April 9, 2009, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, alleges a…
Patrick Rakotonanahary, Forex Ponzi Scheme, Hawaii 2010
Patrick Rakotonanahary, of Punta Gorda, Florida, was arrested on March 15, 2010, and faces both federal and state charges related to a multi-million dollar foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The charges were announced following a joint investigation with the United States Attorney’s Office for the District…
Marvin Cooper, Forex Ponzi Scheme, Hawaii 2010
Honolulu, HI – Marvin Cooper has been ordered to pay over $6.2 million in penalties and restitution after being found liable for operating a $4 million Ponzi scheme targeting deaf individuals, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on September 2, 2010. Cooper, along with his company Billion Coupons, Inc. (BCI), defrauded more than…
Perry Jay Griggs, Ponzi Scheme, Hawaii 2010
Perry Jay Griggs and his wife, Rachelle Griggs, are facing charges related to a multi-million dollar commodity futures Ponzi scheme that operated from at least 2005 through 2009. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an enforcement action against the couple and their company, Aloha Trading Company, Inc., on October 28, 2010, in the…
Patrick Rakotonanahary, Forex Ponzi Scheme, Hawaii 2011
Patrick Rakotonanahary, formerly of Punta Gorda, Florida, has been permanently banned from trading and registering with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following a multi-million dollar foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme, according to a consent order entered November 4, 2011, by the Honorable Susan Oki Mollway of the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Billionaire Bribesman Sent Down for $11M Hawaii Scam Rewritten: Billionaire Bribesman, Specific Crime, Hawaii 2024
⏱ 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…
Rajesh Pankaj Budhabhatti, Multimillion Dollar Bribery Scheme, Hawaii 2025
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