Former Hawaii top prosecutor indicted in public corruption probe

The former top prosecutor in Honolulu, Hawaii was arrested by the FBI on Friday in connection with a corruption scandal that has already ensnarled other top officials

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He received a target letter from the Justice Department in 2018 after he became a focus of a corruption probe that resulted in the indictment and conviction of former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife, former Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha. 

Kaneshiro was placed on paid leave as Honolulu's prosecuting attorney for the last two years of his term until a leadership change in 2020.