HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Katherine Kealoha, the former high-ranking deputy city prosecutor convicted of fraud, conspiracy and obstruction, will be moved this month from a federal prison to a halfway house years before her 13-year sentence is up.
Transfer timeline
Kealoha will be moved from the Victorville medium-security prison outside of Los Angeles to a federal halfway house in the Bay Area. The transfer is expected to happen next week.
“The purpose of a halfway house is to provide that transitional period so when you are released back in the community, you’re not just left on the street,” said Alexander Silvert, a retired federal public defender, who played in key role in exposing the Kealoha scandal.
Silvert said Hawaii no longer has a halfway house for federal prisoners returning to the state.
Conviction and sentence
Kealoha, her husband Louis Kealoha, the former Honolulu police chief, and two police officers were found guilty of conspiracy and obstruction in June 2019…