Honolulu police officer indicted on wire fraud charges
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
Maulia LaBarre
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Honolulu Police Department officer and former University of Hawaii volleyball player Maulia LaBarre today on five charges of honest services wire fraud.
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted LaBarre, 34, alleging that between January and March, LaBarre, promised a person arrested for prostitution that he would arrange to have the arresting officer not appear in a court case if the defendant had sex with him.
The case falls under federal jurisdiction because LaBarre allegedly sent wire communications, in the form of text messages, to execute the criminal offense.
LaBarre faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count.
LaBarre will have an initial appearance and arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi on Sept. 19.
The arrest and charges resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the FBI and the Investigations Division of the state Department of the Attorney General. Homeland Security Investigations also provided assistance during the joint investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Nammar.
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Wow. The sex drive is so powerful, people do really stupid things sometimes, huh?
the nani is strong lol
That being said, it’s like someone being addicted to drugs, right??
Maybe his strink can get charges dropped based on his addiction?
The species depends on it.
It’s just as much about power and control over someone as much as it is about sex.
unforced error.
roofed.
way out of bounds.
Side out!
More of the Mayor’s “highest standards” we hear so much about.
You’re blaming this guy’s actions on the mayor? Really???
Yes. He sets the example. He’s also ethically challenged
Nah it’s a “Jock” thing….LOL
a jerk of a jock.
Maulia was sitting on top of the world. Community recognition for his UH Volleyball years, followed up with volunteer coaching, a decent job with great benefits including retirement. Guess it wasn’t enough. Didn’t appreciate how good he had it. How many others would have loved to be in his position. Now he’s not only going to lose his comfortable life, but his future as well.
Seriously…how hard is it to just go to a local bar and chat up a bird if you want to give her the grunt n thrust?
This guy must have had the personality of a cardboard box.
One wonders about the officer LaBarre was going to have not show up in court? Was he cleared? Did he report the text messages to start the investigation?
Only half the story is here.
Yes, wonder how many more are out there, using there job and authority for there own means, extortion can be very profitable but requires teamwork.
This is going to be how these things are handled now– not through corrupt police command and the union, but by the State Attirney General and the FBI. Malia’s crime is now a fedral crime for wire fraud with 20 years for each count. The State and the FBI are now looking at everything going on in the department.
Well, the down side for the accused is that the the FBI and Attorney General and Homeland Security involved in the prosecution, they may be relentless. On the plus side the charges won’t hold up in court. No way is this “wire fraud”. Hindering prosecution or possibly witness tampering but never wire fraud. Hope (for his sake) it’s a jury trial with a few millennials; You will have to explain to them that there was such a thing as a telephone wire and people used to have phones plugged into them. He’s guilty of being dumb but tough to prove fraud.
HPD is just coming apart at the seams with Louie “exceed expectations”Kealoha at the helm. I think Shopo now runs the department. Nice of this officer to provide the evidence of his crimes with text messages, even Shopo won’t be able to save him from this one. The only time you see corrupt cops going to jail is when the Feds get involved. Kaneshiro, like all Hawaii democrats is in bed with the unions and won’t prosecute a cop unless there’s video of the crime and no other option.
You forgot to blame the media as well.
Can anyone define/explain “honest” services wire fraud?
In short, it’s the FBI’s way of drastically inflating criminal charges in the hopes of coercing a plea bargain. The fed’s abuse of authority is no less than that of the officer’s.
Good point palani. And all this posturing over prostitution.
Just another example of what is clearly wrong with HPD. Not surprising given that the Chief, No Aloha Kealoha is so ethically challenged himself and was so even before he was
made the Chief. Just goes to show you that the all saying, the fish rots from the head down, is so true.
5 counts, with prison up to 20 years per count. lucky for him the authorities didn’t charge him with promotion of sex trafficking, too. btw, nowhere in the above blurb says the victim is female. not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Yet another example of Honolulu’s “finest”. Who vets these criminals posing as keepers of the law? IT’S NOT WORKING!