No one has been charged yet, but the DOT said it has already made changes to prevent future wrongdoing. 

Alan Scott Rudo pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept kickbacks in three separate schemes.

Calls for harsher mandatory sentences for state and county officials follow a string of high-profile corruption cases prosecuted by the federal government.

The former Senate majority leader must report to prison on Aug. 16 and was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.

But defense attorneys for former Sen. J. Kalani English are asking for a lighter sentence of 30 months.

The proposals come in the wake of high-profile bribery charges against elected officials.

The judge said he wanted to make an example of Jennie Javonillo to deter other government workers from taking bribes.

Any changes would have to be approved by lawmakers, but Democrats running for governor say they are serious about the issue.

UPDATE: Honolulu’s former prosecuting attorney, a prominent businessman and other defendants pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon.

The former Honolulu prosecuting attorney has long been a target of the FBI in connection with a yearslong investigation into police corruption.