Pay-To-Play: Hawaiʻi CEO Pressured Staff To Make Political Gifts

Timothy Lee, 48, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with nine counts of False Name Contribution that occurred in 2020. In the nine counts, Lee is alleged to have intentionally or knowingly made $13,000 in contributions to a candidate or candidate committee in a name other than his own. He appeared with his attorney before Judge Ronald Johnson on Tuesday February 18th (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)

Real estate developer Timothy Lee pressured employees to donate to political campaigns in 2020 and padded a payment to a contractor to reimburse him for campaign donations, according to testimony before an Oʻahu grand jury. The JL Capital CEO is facing nine felony counts of false name contributions — instances where named donors are not … Continue reading Pay-To-Play: Hawaiʻi CEO Pressured Staff To Make Political Gifts

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