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Judge: Miske Can Keep A Key Defense Attorney Hawaii News Now/2020

Judge: Miske Can Keep A Key Defense Attorney

The U.S. district judge also denied a defense motion to allow two obstruction charges to be tried separately

Alleged Crime Boss Mike Miske Just Lost One Of His Longtime Defense Attorneys Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Alleged Crime Boss Mike Miske Just Lost One Of His Longtime Defense Attorneys

Federal prosecutors convinced a judge that Thomas Otake had conflicts of interest with other defendants. Trial is still seven months away.

Media Coverage Prompts Request To Move Miske Trial To The Mainland Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Media Coverage Prompts Request To Move Miske Trial To The Mainland

Defense survey showed 84% of Hawaii residents polled think the alleged crime boss is guilty.

Miske’s Legal Defense Team In Disarray Amidst Alleged Conflicts Of Interest Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Miske’s Legal Defense Team In Disarray Amidst Alleged Conflicts Of Interest

For unknown reasons, the lead counsel for alleged crime boss Michael Miske asked Friday to withdraw from the case.
Federal Organized Crime Case Against Mike Miske Has Been Tightened Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Federal Organized Crime Case Against Mike Miske Has Been Tightened Up

Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment this week against Miske and his co-defendants, adding a couple new charges and removing several defendants who have already pleaded guilty.
The Miske Files: The FBI Is Investigating One Of Its Own Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Miske Files: The FBI Is Investigating One Of Its Own

Details surfacing in recently unsealed search warrant files give more insight into the federal government's case against Honolulu businessman Mike Miske.
The Miske Files: Feds Say Phony Documents Built A Well-Known Pest Control Company Out Of Thin Air Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The Miske Files: Feds Say Phony Documents Built A Well-Known Pest Control Company Out Of Thin Air

Newly unsealed documents show the federal prosecutor's story of how a then 26-year-old convicted felon created an $8 million enterprise.
The Miske Files: Accused Murderer, Crime Boss And … Used Car Dealer? Hawaii News Now/2020

The Miske Files: Accused Murderer, Crime Boss And … Used Car Dealer?

Alleged kingpin Michael Miske owned a business that bought used cars at auction, providing income, a way to launder drug money and rewards for criminal associates, prosecutors say.
The Miske Files: A Robbery Gone Bad In Kailua Ends In A Death Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Miske Files: A Robbery Gone Bad In Kailua Ends In A Death

Newly released court records are revealing more about what federal prosecutors allege is a years-long criminal enterprise connected to Mike Miske.