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At a bail review hearing, the conditions of Sheri Tanaka's pretrial release could be modified, or she could be sent to jail to await trial.

Defense attorneys argue the case has been tainted by prosecutorial misconduct and should be dismissed. A judge will decide.

Primrose and Morrison face charges of conspiracy, ID theft, and lying to get passports.

Alexander "Ali" Silvert -- a criminal law consultant and retired federal public defender in Hawaii -- appeared for a live interview on KITV4 Island News at 4 on Tuesday to

The Kealohas owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to their victims.

Sheri Jean Tanaka, who was arrested in California, is the sixth defendant indicted in the case centered on former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro.

In a bribery scandal that nabbed government workers, federal prosecutors have obscured the identities of those on the other end of the transaction. 

UPDATED: All defendants pleaded not guilty, and a judge allowed their release on unsecured $50,000 bonds.