HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0046.044 2024-2026From: Cory
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 11:38 AM
To: Galimba, Michelle M.; Hustace, James; Inaba, Holeka; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Kanealii-
Kleinfelder, Matt; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Kimball, Heather; Onishi, Dennis; Villegas,
Rebecca; Council Testimony
Subject: Wesley Segawa Council Jan 31
aloha Councilmembers,
Please see these news clips re. Mr. Segawa.
mahalo, Cory Harden
"...Wesley Segawa, pleaded no contest to donating over $60,000 to the Harris campaign through friends and'family on
Hawaii island."
Illegal 'Straw' Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted, Civil Beat, March 25, 2024
"A former state housing official pleaded no contest yesterday to a felony charge of laundering donations to Mayor Jeremy
Harris' campaign.
"Wesley Segawa, a past chairman of the Housing and Community Development Corp. of Hawaii, also pleaded no contest
to a misdemeanor charge of making a political donation under a false name."
Former state housing chief faces 5 years in Harris probe, Honolulu Star -Bulletin, December 28, 2004
"A judge has fined a former state housing official $6,000 for making illegal political contributions to former mayor Jeremy
Harris...
"Circuit Judge Richard Perkins yesterday ordered Wesley Segawa ... to perform 300 hours of community service."
Ex -housing official fined for campaign donations, Honolulu Star -Bulletin, March 17, 2005
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