Tag: Hawaii
Alan Hayward James, Bid Rigging and Conspiracy, Hawaii 2025
A former active-duty Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force pleaded guilty yesterday to fraudulently inflating the cost of information technology (IT) contracts for the U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) by at least $37 million. HONOLULU – Alan Hayward James, 51, of Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy to…
Skyler Supapo, Firearm Offenses, Hawaii 2024
The Grimy Times has learned that two brothers, Skyler Supapo, 24, and Sebastian Supapo, 20, of Kalihi, Hawaii, have been arrested and charged with serious firearm offenses. The charges stem from a federal investigation into online social media accounts and suspicious parcel shipments, which led to the recovery of a cache of 44 firearms from…
James Johnson, Child Sex Abuse Plot, California 2022
A harrowing case of child sex abuse has ended with a Texas woman being sentenced to 25 years in prison. Anika Bywater, 29, formerly of Gonzalez, Texas, was found guilty of conspiring with another person to sexually abuse a child outside the United States. The disturbing details of the case involve Bywater and her co-conspirator…
Iran’s Spies Hit U.S. Soil: Domains Seized
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years SEE ALSO: Meth Ring Busted: Deported Man Faces Time Federal authorities today moved to shut down four internet domains used by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) in a shadowy campaign of hacking and psychological operations targeting people inside the U.S.…
Maurice Tutt, Fentanyl Trafficking, Washington 2023
Maurice Tutt, 52, is trading the streets of Southeast Washington for a federal cell after receiving a 20-month sentence today for his role in a drug trafficking operation that saturated the troubled Potomac Gardens Housing Project with fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The sentence, handed down in U.S. District Court, represents a pointed effort by the…
Darren Patrick Riley, Child Exploitation, Hawaii 2020
Crime: Darren Patrick Riley, a 45-year-old man from Honolulu, Hawaii, was convicted of 12 counts related to his trafficking and sexual exploitation of five minor boys in Oahu in 2019 and 2020. The evidence presented at trial revealed that Riley used the app, Grindr, to meet the minors, who ranged from 14 to 16 years…
Taliau Tauvela-Afalava, Murder, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Hawaii 2021
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Letitia James, Gun Shipping Ban, New York 1927
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Carlos Frate, Unjustified Tasing, Hawaii 2025
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FDIC Chiefs Face Music for Toxic Work Culture
WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is facing major reforms after an independent review revealed a toxic workplace culture, complete with rampant sexual harassment and interpersonal misconduct. At its meeting on June 20, the FDIC Board of Directors approved the creation of two new, independent offices: the Office of Professional Conduct (OPC) and…
