HONOLULU (KHON2) — Four people involved with a theft and forgery ring were indicted by an Oʻahu Grand Jury, the Department of the Attorney General announced on Feb. 27.
“When someone entrusted with access to sensitive financial information exploits that access for personal gain, it harms businesses, employees and our broader community,” said Attorney General Anne Lopez.
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On Friday, Feb. 27, Kristen Keiki O Akua Krael was arrested on multiple felony charges of fraud, theft and forgery.
Days earlier, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, a grand jury indicted Krael on the following counts:
- Three counts of Computer Fraud in the First Degree
- Three counts of Theft in the First Degree
- One count of Theft in the Second Degree
- 15 counts of Forgery in the Second Degree
- Three counts of Fraudulent Use of Credit Card
The department reported Krael allegedly used company financial information without authorization to “forge checks and transfer funds from company credit cards to herself via online financial tools.”…