Federal probe still active following conviction of Hawaii lawmakers

Federal probe still active following conviction of Hawaii lawmakers

The acting U.S. Attorney for Hawaii told the state House speaker that a public corruption probe that convicted two state legislators and a Maui County official for bribery remains “active” and that any parallel state probe could interfere — also clarifying that a bribery offense referred to in court documents did not involve an “influential state legislator” mentioned elsewhere in court filings. In response to a Nov. 7 letter from state House Sp…