HNN Investigates has learned the deadline boiled down the case against Terri Ann Otani to donations to just one campaign out of nearly a dozen that got allegedly illegal contributions.| https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com
Terri Ann Otani, who was acquitted in a federal criminal conspiracy trial last year, faces prison time and hefty fines if convicted of the new charges.| Honolulu Civil Beat
Tearful defendants and their attorneys embraced after the clerk read the verdict.| Honolulu Civil Beat
As grand jury witnesses, the defendants claimed to remember little about their thousands of dollars of political giving.| Honolulu Civil Beat
For years, Terri Ann Otani allegedly made straw donations in her niece's name. When the feds found out, Otani left voicemails — played in court — telling her niece not to talk to the FBI.| Honolulu Civil Beat
Lurking in the background of an alleged conspiracy to bribe Honolulu’s prosecutor is a separate but related issue: donations made under a false name to circumvent campaign limits.| Honolulu Civil Beat
The prosecution accuses the defendants of using campaign cash to “intimidate, oppress and imprison” an innocent woman. The defense painted a different picture.| Honolulu Civil Beat
