Brandon Kaaa-Swain hasn’t been to work since October 2020, but the Honolulu prosecutor’s office investigator continues to collect a taxpayer-funded paycheck.
Put on paid administrative leave so officials could investigate his mileage reimbursements, Kaaa-Swain remains on leave nearly five years later, the prosecutor’s office confirmed last week.
Whether Kaaa-Swain is guilty of falsifying his expenses or not, a Civil Beat review found the county has now paid him at least $300,000 and counting while he’s been out — about 25 times the amount he is suspected of stealing.
Ted Hong, a Hilo-based employment lawyer, said the case makes him question the competence of the department’s supervisors and human resources professionals…