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Honolulu corruption case spotlights pay to play in Hawaii: Inside the Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga trial
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0:50Now PlayingCan prosecution be bought for revenge?
That’s what federal prosecutors will seek to prove in a trial set to begin this week. They’re alleging that former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro pursued felony charges against a woman after receiving nearly $50,000 in campaign contributions from her former employer, the prominent local engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates Inc.
CEO Dennis Mitsunaga has long been suspected of pay to play — a rarely prosecuted practice. He’s pleaded not guilty along with all the other co-defendents in this case, and the defense argues there’s no smoking gun in this case.
Read the full report for an indepth look into what we might expect in this trial and how we got here
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