A wealthy Honolulu real estate executive accused of making fraudulent campaign contributions will be allowed to travel outside Hawaiʻi for business while out on bail and as his case plays out in court.
Timothy Lee, chief executive officer of JL Capital, was indicted in February with nine counts of making false name contributions to candidates in Honolulu’s 2020 mayoral election. After his arrest, Lee quickly regained his freedom by paying the $250,000 bail. But he had to surrender his passport.
On Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Clarissa Malinao granted a motion from Lee’s attorneys to return his passport and allow him to travel to the mainland and internationally for work. Lee won’t be allowed to take any trips for pleasure, though, and he will have to inform the court and prosecutors of his travel plans in advance, his attorney David Minkin told Civil Beat…