Michael Miske allegedly committed suicide to stop more than $20M criminal forfeiture: US Attorney

Feds say Miske killed himself to thwart seizure of $20M | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The U.S. Department of Justice is alleging that the late Hawaii crime lord Michael J. Miske Jr. had fentanyl smuggled into prison so he could kill himself and stop the government from recouping more than $20 million from his estate.

Michael Miske allegedly committed suicide to stop more than $20M criminal forfeiture: US Attorney

According to a plaintiff filing in federal court, Michael Miske allegedly committed suicide to stop the federal government from completing forfeiture of more than $20 million in criminal proceeds.

Did Mike Miske organize a conspiracy to nullify the jury’s forfeiture verdict?

Don’t miss Madeleine Valera’s story in Civil Beat on the latest twist in the saga of Mike Miske (“Mike Miske Killed Himself To Protect $20 Million Estate, Prosecutors Say“). Valera does a good job of summarizing the government’s allegation that an ongoing investigation of Miske’s deaths found evidence of a successful conspiracy to smuggle fentynal […]