The Miske Case: A Co-Defendant Turns Against Alleged Honolulu Crime Boss - Honolulu Civil Beat The Miske Case: A Co-Defendant Turns Against Alleged Honolulu Crime Boss As trial for Michael Miske Jr. approaches in September, more people involved in myriad crimes he’s alleged to have masterminded are expected to cooperate with federal prosecutors. Reading time: 11 minutes. The building blocks of the government’s criminal case against Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske Jr. continued to emerge into public view last week when a co-defendant appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson by video link and admitted to being part of the racketeering enterprise Miske is alleged to have controlled and directed.