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Two members of a notorious Samoan prison gang and the wife of a third entered not-guilty pleas Monday after they were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly trying to get carjacking and kidnapping victims to make false statements.

From the Dec. 23, 1987 Telegram: "An 8-year-old boy was listed in fair condition Wednesday morning by personnel at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth where he is being treated for a gunshot wound that resulted from a Tuesday incident at Foxboro."

Arthur Brun was a sitting Kauai County Council member when he led a methamphetamine ring supplied by an infamous prison gang.

Former Kauaʻi County Councilmember Arthur Brun was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking ring. The sentencing came after Judge Derrick Watson struck down a 15-year plea deal Brun had agreed to with federal prosecutors earlier this year.

A U.S. judge has rejected a deal between prosecutors and a former elected Kauaʻi official who agreed to plead guilty and accept a 15-year prison term for leading a drug-trafficking organization.

Arthur Brun changed his plea to guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors. But a judge rejected the deal, opening up the possibility of a trial.

A U.S. judge has rejected a deal between prosecutors and a former elected Hawaii official who agreed to plead guilty and accept a 15-year prison term for leading a drug-trafficking

HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge has rejected a deal between prosecutors and a former...

The Associated Press HONOLULU — A U.S. judge is allowing a former Honolulu police chief convicted in a corruption case to meet with family and friends in Washington state before he begins serving a seven-year prison sentence in Oregon. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright on Monday approved Louis Kealoha’s travel request. Kealoha will travel to the Seattle area on May 29 and then drive to the federal correctional facility in Sheridan, Oregon, where he will begin his sentence on June 1,...

• 19 hours ago AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher HONOLULU — A U.S. judge is allowing a former Honolulu police chief convicted in a corruption case to meet with family and friends in Washington state before he begins serving a seven-year prison sentence in Oregon. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright on Monday approved Louis Kealohas travel request. Kealoha will travel to the Seattle area on May 29 and then drive to the federal correctional facility in Sheridan, Oregon, where he...