#embezzlement

Former employee accused of embezzling $44,000 in union members’ due payments

According to charging documents filed in First Circuit Court, the former employee stole approximately $44,367 — from October 2018 through July 2021 — in individual union members’ dues money and allegedly falsified union records to conceal the theft.

Former Kamehameha Schools employee being investigated for embezzling $360,000 on Big Island

On Thursday morning, Area I Criminal Investigation Division personnel met with Kamehameha Schools administrators, who reported that a former employee of the school embezzled more than $360,000 over a period of approximately three years.

Reset and refresh: New leadership breathing life into Big Island’s public access Nā Leo TV

After struggling years with community producers leaving during the COVID-19 pandemic and an embezzlement scandal, new CEO and president Ashley Kierkiewicz is breathing new life into Hawaiʻi Islandʻs public access station Nā Leo TV.

Hilo Woman to Serve 5 Years After Embezzling From Charter School

A Hilo woman was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday after embezzling more than $600,000 from a charter school where she was employed as its financial officer.

Former Charter School Finance Officer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

A Hilo woman pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud by embezzling funds from the charter school where she worked.

Hilo Woman Accused of Embezzling $628K from Charter School

A Hilo woman has been accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from a public charter school in Pāhoa and now faces a federal wire fraud charge.