Tag: Hawaii
Paul Henri Marie Harleman, Wire Fraud, Hawaii 2022
HONOLULU, HI – Paul Henri Marie Harleman, 35, of Honolulu, has confessed to a brazen $1.2 million scheme to fleece his clients through wire fraud and money laundering. Harleman, already locked up since April 23, 2021, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson, facing a potential lifetime of regret – and potentially, a…
Brandon Charles Saffeels, Attempted Child Enticement, Hawaii 2022
HONOLULU, HI – A former Maui Police Department officer has fallen from grace, admitting to a horrific attempt to exploit a child online. Brandon Charles Saffeels, 37, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to attempted child enticement, a charge carrying a potential life sentence. The betrayal is especially stinging given Saffeels was already facing…
Chelsea Johnson, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Hawaii 2026
⏱ 3 min read A ruthless scam targeting disaster relief funds meant for Lahaina and Pacific Palisades wildfire victims has landed two perpetrators in federal prison. Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, will serve four months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release, as part of her sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.…
Chelsea Johnson, Wire Fraud, Hawaii 2026
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Jason Shitanishi, Receiving an Illegal Gratuity, Hawaii 2026
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Peter Szatmari, Binary Options Fraud, Hawaii 2020
A U.S. District Court in Hawaii has entered a default judgment against Peter Szatmari for perpetrating a fraudulent binary options scheme, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced. The judgment, filed on September 14, 2020, requires Szatmari, formerly of Hawaii, to pay over $13.8 million. The order, adopted by Judge Derrick K. Watson on August…
Gregory Demetrius Bryant Jr, Forex and Futures Fraud, Hawaii 2020
A Hawaii man is facing civil charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for allegedly running a fraudulent forex and futures trading scheme. Gregory Demetrius Bryant Jr., formerly of Hawaii, is accused of misappropriating over $422,000 from at least 35 investors between September 2016 and June 2020. According to the CFTC complaint filed in…
Alan Hayward James, Bid Rigging, Texas 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former US Air Force Master Sergeant, Alan Hayward James, 51, from Texas, pleaded guilty to a multi-year bid rigging scheme that defrauded the US Air Force of at least $37 million. The scheme involved inflating the cost of information technology contracts for the US Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii, with…
Chelsea Johnson, Disaster Relief Fraud, Hawaii 2024
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Chelsea Johnson Sentenced for Disaster Relief Fund Scam, Hawaii, 2023
HONOLULU – A brazen thief has been brought to justice after stealing millions from disaster relief funds intended for fire victims in Hawaii. Chesterfield ‘Chelsea’ Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday to four months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release (the first four months to be served as home confinement),…
