More than 70 potential jurors filled every seat in the federal courtroom Tuesday where former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and others face charges that they conspired to bribe Kaneshiro with campaign contributions to prosecute a former Mitsunaga employee.
Sheri Tanaka did not hire anyone to assassinate a judge or assistant U.S. attorney, and was instead the victim of an extortion scheme, her attorneys say.