Oh, you mean this Marsha Joyner?
Honolulu Star Bulletin Friday, March 12, 2004
Civil rights activist pleads no contest
Marsha Joyner’s theft nearly imperiled a condo’s occupants
By Debra Barayuga dbarayuga@starbulletin.com
CORRECTION
Saturday, March 13, 2003>> Civil rights activist Marsha Joyner, convicted of second-degree theft, is no longer president of the Martin Luther King Coalition-Hawaii as was incorrectly reported yesterday in a Page A7 article.
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Longtime civil rights activist Marsha Joyner tearfully apologized yesterday for stealing $14,700 from her condominium association, saying there was no excuse for what she did. Joyner, a former president of the Kon Tiki ‘Ano Hou, a 48-unit building in Waikiki, pleaded no contest in September to second-degree theft.
She was accused of signing association checks without the board’s approval to a company owned by resident manager Grant Ricky Peters and to a company she owned for work that was not performed. Peters, who was also indicted for second-degree theft, has not been found.
Circuit Judge Richard Perkins, after hearing her apology yesterday, said he believed she is sincerely remorseful, and granted Joyner’s request to defer her no-contest plea for five years if she abides by court-imposed conditions. He also ordered her to perform 350 hours of community service.
Joyner, president of the Martin Luther King Coalition-Hawaii and one of four presidential electors chosen by the state Democratic Party in 1996, admitted yesterday she took money that belonged to the association 22 times during a low point in her life. “I’m very ashamed. I am deeply sorry for what I’ve done,” she said.
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“Share the wealth.”
It turns out Martha Joyner is no longer president of the Martin Luther King Coalition in Hawaii. Apparently she lost that position after she was caught stealing thousands of dollars from her condominium association.
It’s good to know that people like Martha are members of the Electoral College.