Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted

When Honolulu businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and his associates allegedly sought to bribe the county prosecutor into pursuing a certain case, they aimed to flood his campaign with donations, according to federal prosecutors.  But state law limits donors to giving $4,000 per county candidate. To increase the funding to former Honolulu prosecuting attorney Keith Kaneshiro, prosecutors … Continue reading Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted