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[Allison Wong]

We got photos of your mailbox from Google maps, your mail box looks cheap not like the one Kath said was worth $500. Officers testified against the CODE OF SILENCE, hooray for the people of Hawaii. The Pali is always open for business.

[DrMajikLuv96]

Remarks opening statements, My guy is not the person in the video LOL I hope not for a home worth $2.5 million and security cameras from Radio Shack, come on man, seriously?

[Allison Wong]

Just heard that Former chief has no money from the City to pay his attorney. Maybe he can ask Michael Kapahea (Housing Dept for the City), he's out of jail now and stole $8. 5 million from the City in 2000.

[JackMayhoff]

If you look at the HPD arrest logs from last week, a few guys were busted for prostitution, and the arrest location is across from the zoo, I think it's the queen kapiolani hotel, which is used often by visiting escorts. I saw leia at this hotel last year. It just got renovated and is pretty nice. Be safe out there, fellas!

[HapaBoy86]

No the prosecutor's office definitely can charge a defendant with both charges, however promoting prostitution is the more difficult one to get a conviction because that is a class B felony that could lead to jail time. Inevitably it ends with a plea bargain to the lessor charges, with an agreement to cooperate with the prosecution in ongoing investigations. Expects more arrests to follow as this guy is not the top of the pyramid. This will end in a similar manner. No one's going to jail, but LE can put more pressure on owners and operators with plea deals. More raids to follow. Stay safe fellas.

I'm sure more charges will come regarding where all the $ is going as well. If he is sending wire transfers off island could really get worse for the buggah.

[RemingtonSteel]

I may be wrong about this but I believe that a person can't be charged for both promoting prostitution and operating an illegal business at the same time. I think police are booking AMP owners with both charges and letting the prosecutors office sort out which charge to pursue.

On a peripheral note, maybe some of these charges could be thrown out if Kaneshiro is prosecuted and convicted on Federal corruption charges even if those charges are not related to prostitution.

No the prosecutor's office definitely can charge a defendant with both charges, however promoting prostitution is the more difficult one to get a conviction because that is a class B felony that could lead to jail time. Inevitably it ends with a plea bargain to the lessor charges, with an agreement to cooperate with the prosecution in ongoing investigations. Expects more arrests to follow as this guy is not the top of the pyramid. This will end in a similar manner. No one's going to jail, but LE can put more pressure on owners and operators with plea deals. More raids to follow. Stay safe fellas.

[John Ross]

I may be wrong about this but I believe that a person can't be charged for both promoting prostitution and operating an illegal business at the same time. I think police are booking AMP owners with both charges and letting the prosecutors office sort out which charge to pursue.

On a peripheral note, maybe some of these charges could be thrown out if Kaneshiro is prosecuted and convicted on Federal corruption charges even if those charges are not related to prostitution.

Those are differing charges under the HRS. However, I'm sure you guys know it is just a bargaining chip. They will let the defendant plea bargain in exchange for info on the businesses / mamas.

[T6650]

I may be wrong about this but I believe that a person can't be charged for both promoting prostitution and operating an illegal business at the same time. I think police are booking AMP owners with both charges and letting the prosecutors office sort out which charge to pursue.

On a peripheral note, maybe some of these charges could be thrown out if Kaneshiro is prosecuted and convicted on Federal corruption charges even if those charges are not related to prostitution.

[PanochaMan]

Seems they're going to make an example of this buggah.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/0...tion-indicted/

With charges of promoting prostitution and owning illegal business, don't they have to prove prostitution and show an actual illegal business? Just asking, because only one girl was arrested for prostitution, and she wasn't in an AMP at the time. I have a feeling that many of these arrests will fall to the way side if they don't have proof. Heresay is not proof.

[Ass Man808]

Seems they're going to make an example of this buggah.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/0...tion-indicted/

That's the guy that was doing all the advertisements for majority of the MPs.

[John Ross]

The guy that used to post the AMP ads gets pinched, too https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/0...tion-indicted/.

By HNN Staff.

May 17,2019 at 5:17 PM HST. Updated May 17 at 5:17 PM.

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 38-year-old man was booked Friday on charges related to suspected brothels.

Brian Yamauchi is free on $100,000 bail.

He was indicted for promoting prostitution and illegal ownership of a business.

The city Prosecutor's Office said Yamauchi is a central figure in its ongoing crackdown on Honolulu prostitution.

[HapaBoy86]

Seems they're going to make an example of this buggah.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/0...tion-indicted/

[Allison Wong]

Maybe she's the owner of the A. Why. Wong bldg. LOL.

Now how is she (Katherine) Allison Wong going to get out of this mess? Allison even signed the document. . Plea bargain and 5 years probation? And her drug case hasn't even begun yet YIKES! The Pali lookout is always open for business.

[Memahu]

WTH? Ali Wong, Hard Knock Wife coming soon.

I get a kick when she does dance moves to the beat in between jokes during her comedy standup specials on Netflix.

[Castrol]

Maybe she's the owner of the A. Why. Wong bldg. LOL.

I think his quote means that Alison wong is an alias for Katherine K. When she embezzled money from the two kids.