Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor Indicted In "Biggest Bribery Scandal In State History"
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-07-27 03:25 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Lifestyle, Law & Courts, Elections, World News, US Politics, Crime & Justice
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Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, a Democrat, was indicted by an Oahu grand jury on Friday on charges of criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and falsifying candidate committee reports. The charges stem from an alleged 2022 scheme, dating to her time as a powerful state lawmaker, to steer state money toward COVID-19 testing contracts during the pandemic.
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