Hilo man sentenced to 10-year prison term for series of identity theft, computer fraud offenses

Christopher Amador-Nascimento, 33, was sentenced to a ten-year prison term for a series of identify theft and computer fraud offenses that occurred between August 2024 and January 2025.

According to the police reports, Amador-Nascimento opened up credit card accounts using victims’ personal information, conducted unauthorized credit card transactions, and also utilized accounts to deposit stolen funds and then withdraw the money.

On March 23, Amador-Nascimento appeared in Hilo Circuit Court for his sentencing hearing. After hearing arguments, the Court sentenced Amador-Nascimento to a ten-year prison term by ordering that the sentences imposed as to each offense be served concurrently.

On October 16, 2025, Amador-Nascimento appeared in Hilo Circuit Court where he entered “guilty” pleas to charges of computer fraud in the second degree and identity theft in the second degree in Counts 15 and 16 of Case No. 3CPC-25-90, which can be found on eCourt Kōkua, Hawaiʻi’s judiciary information management system.

Amador-Nascimento also pleaded “guilty” to charges of theft in the first degree under Counts 3, 7, 27, 35, 39, and 43 and identity theft in the second degree under Counts 11, 14, 17, 20, 22, 25, 30, 31, 32, and 33 of Case No. 3CPC-25-279.

Theft in the first degree, computer fraud in the second degree, and identity theft in the second degree are all class B felony offenses and punishable by a maximum penalty of a ten-year prison term.

The felony investigation was led by the Area I Juvenile Aid Section, Hawai‘i Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Jefferson Malate and Woodrow Pengelly.

Anyone having information to assist local law enforcement should call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.