...of letting private trucking companies pay half of their registration fees and thus, cheating the City and County of Honolulu and the taxpayers of Honolulu out of untold thousands of dollars in uncollected fees:
Will the newspapers/t.v. media go after the REAL story and see whether the city plans to prosecute the trucking companies that were "in" on this scam for the past 17 years?
Or, will this "hard" news story also fall by the wayside like so many others?
As the cliche goes: "Only time will tell...."
City worker pleads guilty
Brian Hamasaki cut vehicle registration fees for 17 years
By Nelson Daranciang
Will the newspapers/t.v. media go after the REAL story and see whether the city plans to prosecute the trucking companies that were "in" on this scam for the past 17 years?
Or, will this "hard" news story also fall by the wayside like so many others?
As the cliche goes: "Only time will tell...."
City worker pleads guilty
Brian Hamasaki cut vehicle registration fees for 17 years
By Nelson Daranciang
Former city employee Brian Hamasaki updated vehicle registrations at discount rates and pocketed the money for 17 years, said Chris Van Marter, deputy city prosecutor.
Hamasaki, 51, pleaded guilty yesterday to first- and second-degree theft, two counts of bribery and tampering with a government record. He also pleaded guilty to drug charges in a separate case.
Hamasaki, 51, pleaded guilty yesterday to first- and second-degree theft, two counts of bribery and tampering with a government record. He also pleaded guilty to drug charges in a separate case.
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