A North Carolina man facing a federal charge of defrauding the University of Hawaii of $200,000 in the botched Stevie Wonder concert will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Honolulu on Nov. 23.
Marc Hubbard, 44, will enter a plea before federal Magistrate Judge Kevin Chang at 10 a.m.
Hubbard was released Tuesday on a $100,000 unsecured bond from a federal detention center in Charlotte, N.C., and will be allowed to travel to Honolulu for his arraignment.
Hubbard, one of two men charged in the concert scam, was also ordered to surrender his passport and remain at his home in Mecklenburg, N.C., under monitoring until he travels to Hawaii.
THE other man charged in the case is Sean Barriero, 44, of Miami, who pleaded guilty here last week to a federal charge related to UH wiring the $200,000 to an account with Barriero’s Epic Talent in Florida.
Hubbard, who is accused of devising the scheme, received $120,000 of the money, according to the federal charges.
At a detention hearing, a federal magistrate judge in Charlotte, N.C., overruled federal prosecutors who wanted Hubbard held pending his transfer to Hawaii.
The judge ruled that the restrictions are enough to assure his appearance for his court case in Honolulu, according to FBI spokesman Tom Simon.
Hubbard was arrested on the federal charge Thursday, the day after he and Barriero were indicted by a federal grand jury here.
The judge restricted his travel to South Carolina, the western portion of North Carolina and Hawaii.
