https://freerepublic.com/tag/sylvialuke/ en-us Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:13:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389338/posts Democratic Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke was indicted by a grand jury on charges of criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery and falsifying candidate committee reports stemming from a bribe she allegedly took as a state lawmaker in 2022. The indictment alleges that local businessman and lobbyist Tobi Solidum offered Luke a $35,000 bribe connected to a COVID-19 testing contract a company he recommended had with the state. Solidum was also indicted as part of the state attorney general’s probe, along with former state representative Ryan Yamane, Hawaii’s Transportation Department official Ford Fuchigami, and Leo Asunción, a former official for... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389338/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:13:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389359/posts Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (D) was indicted on bribery charges on Friday following a monthslong state investigation into a campaign finance scandal. Luke was accused of accepting campaign finance contributions in 2022 while she was a state lawmaker in exchange for securing funding for COVID-19 testing sites. A Hawaii grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging Luke with criminal conspiracy to commit bribery and falsifying candidate committee reports among other charges, according to the state’s Department of the Attorney General. The Hill has reached out to Luke’s office for comment. The charges stem from allegations that Luke accepted at... The Hill https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389359/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:20:42 GMT