Ex-Hawaii CEO gets 87 months for COVID-relief wire fraud | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Covid Relief Fraud Gets Hawaiʻi Defense Contractor 87 Months In Prison

Martin Kao, convicted of stealing pandemic-era relief funds, was also ordered to pay $13 million in restitution and serve 12,800 hours of community service.

Ex-Hawaii CEO gets 87 months for COVID-relief wire fraud | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Martin Kao, the former CEO and 99% owner of Martin Defense Group LLC, formerly known as Navatek LLC, was sentenced today in federal court by Senior U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi to 87 months imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for COVID-relief wire fraud, money laundering, and bank fraud.