Man sentenced to 3-year prison term for gambling, bribery
A man who operated illegal game rooms in Honolulu’s Chinatown and Kalihi neighborhoods must spend about three years in federal prison.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Hawaii announced Delvin Phuong Pham’s sentence on Thursday. He’s also known as Kevin Pham.
His sentence also includes forfeiting more than $96,000 and 14 gambling machines.
Pham’s game rooms allowed patrons to gamble using slot machines, video game machines and card tables.
Prosecutors say he made $10,000 to $28,000 weekly from his illegal gambling business.
Prosecutors say he paid more than $7,000 in bribes to Honolulu police officers pretending to accept money in exchange for protecting him from law enforcement.
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6 responses to “Man sentenced to 3-year prison term for gambling, bribery”
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Are the policemen going to be fired?
Did you bother to read the last sentence of the article? Are you able to read the last sentence of the article?
Leave him longer in jail please……use the money to buy police body cameras
And the ” Butcher of Benghazi ” get a get out of jail free card from the U.S. AG’s main office. Amazing
Right… And don’t forget the rail.
Yes that last sentence is a doozy.
Why is That never investigated?
Why aren’t there ever any follow ups to these stories?
Sad sad investigative reporting is a thing of the past :((,
Police have their hands all over these 50+ gambling room on Oahu alone!
No effort at all to close these big money grabbers for everyone involved.