In September, Bronster sued for the permanent and interim removal of at least four trustees, saying they engaged in a pattern of self-dealing and mismanagement. Senior Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Goya said that with the latest indictments the state has completed its investigation of the Kalele Kai transactions. But he did not rule out further criminal charges relating to other aspects of the state's investigation. The state recently subpoenaed the campaign records of Sen. Marshall Ige, former state Sen. Milton Holt and various estate vendors who contributed to their campaigns. In its September removal petition, the state alleged that several trust vendors, at the request of Bishop Estate employees, helped launder Holt and Ige's campaign expenses.
Sources say the state also has subpoenaed the election records of other state legislators.
They don't have a case. I rarely predict a victory, but in this case it's a slam dunk. Wong was asked by the grand jury about Frunzi's remarks and called the allegation a lie, said Seitz. Frunzi, who was sentenced by a federal judge to five years in prison last February for laundering drug money, is telling his story to help shorten his own jail time, Seitz said. Whatever Mr. Frunzi told them, I'm more than happy to have him repeat it in front of a jury because at that time he'll be in prison, he'll be disbarred.