A Hilo attorney convicted in a federal affordable-housing fraud case is now behind bars, after a judge yanked his bond and ordered him held without bail. Paul J. Sulla Jr., 79, who was found guilty earlier this year in a Honolulu federal trial, was transported to the federal detention center in Honolulu and will stay there while his case inches toward sentencing and potential appeals.
Magistrate found probable cause to revoke bond
U.S. District Chief Magistrate Judge Kenneth Mansfield found there was probable cause that Sulla violated the terms of his release, including allegations that he continued practicing law while out on bond. Mansfield ordered Sulla detained without bail, and U.S. Marshals immediately took him into custody, according to the…..