#U.S. Attorney’s Office
Mexico man sentenced to 12-plus years in U.S. District Court for drugs, firearms, immigration charges
49-year-old Juan Carlos Espinoza Lopez was sentenced April 3 for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal immigrant in possession of a firearm and ammunition and illegal re-entry into the country. He was arrested in April 2024 in Ocean View.
Former County Employee Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Affordable Housing Scheme
A former employee of the county Office of Housing and Community Development is facing federal charges for allegedly taking nearly $2 million in bribes and kickbacks to influence affordable housing projects in West Hawai‘i.
