The deal calls for a 10-year sentence, but a judge will have the final say at Ma’s sentencing scheduled for Sept. 11.

Expected to last six to eight months, the trial is more grueling than most. But jurors generally find their experience rewarding.

When he ran into hurdles because of his criminal background, court testimony shows, he simply lied or fabricated a non-existent entity.

Police can seize property without a court process if they suspect it is connected to a crime or poses a danger.

Prosecutors tried to convince jurors money given to Keith Kaneshiro’s campaign was part of a conspiracy to bribe the former Honolulu prosecutor, but defense attorneys maintain it was legal.

In the absence of legislative oversight, litigation is one of the few ways to find out what went wrong.

“Structuring” can be evidence of a racketeering conspiracy, the first and overarching charge against Mike Miske.

Five people associated with a local engineering firm are accused of bribing former prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro to pursue a bogus theft case.

The organized crime trial continues with witnesses laying out the defendant’s involvement in specific criminal cases.

Joshua Spriestersbach sued the state after he was held in the Hawaii State Hospital for more than two years under the wrong name, only to face new questions about his sanity.