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Hawaii Attorney General to investigate $35K bribery case after all
The Hawaiʻi Attorney General is investigating a $35,000 cash handoff recorded by a former lawmaker, with federal authorities sharing evidence to enable state action.
- On Jan. 20, Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez reversed course and agreed to take the state case, with her Special Investigation and Prosecution Division leading the probe after Gov. Josh Green said it serves the public interest.
- Federal authorities' Jan. 16 decision to share evidence cleared the path for Attorney General Anne Lopez, who had earlier declined a probe after speaking with Ken Sorenson, acting U.S. Attorney.
- Recordings show Ty Cullen accepted $3,000 and two days later recorded a $35,000 handoff to a legislative colleague in 2022, first revealed by Civil Beat last year.
- State lawmakers demanded answers and transparency as the unnamed influential state legislator's identity remains concealed, urging isolation from votes and return of any dispersed $35,000 if still in office.
- With the statute of limitations set to expire next year, a citizen petition with more than 1,000 signatories led by Alexander Silvert pressures lawmakers as the legislative session opens Wednesday.
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State officials have launched an investigation after federal authorities agreed to share evidence involving an unnamed “influential state legislator” accused of accepting about $35,000.
·Honolulu, United States
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Hawaii attorney general opens probe into lawmaker who allegedly took $35K
The state Department of the Attorney General has opened an investigation after an agreement with federal authorities to share evidence “related to an ongoing federal matter” that involves an unnamed legislator who allegedly accepted $35,000 in a paper bag.
·Honolulu, United States
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