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A former Honolulu police officer who admitted using other officers’ names and Social Security numbers to get part-time jobs will have the opportunity to clear his criminal record of any charges.
A state judge granted Dave E. Furtado’s request Tuesday for a deferral of his guilty pleas to identity theft, unauthorized possession of confidential information and forgery, and to his no-contest pleas to theft.
If Furtado remains out of trouble with the law for the next five years, he will avoid conviction and can have the charges removed from his record.
Circuit Judge Rom Trader also ordered Furtado to pay a $2,500 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.
Furtado used the names and Social Security numbers of two officers in 2010 to apply for special-duty jobs and forged their signatures on the applications. After performing the work, he then forged the signature of one of the officers to cash a $370 check. The other officer cashed a $310 check issued to him and gave the money to Furtado.
Furtado retired from the Honolulu Police Department in May 2011 after 27 years of service.