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Ex-prosecutor writes of drug addiction in sentencing letter

by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
| November 24, 2020 7:39 PM

HONOLULU (AP) — A former Honolulu prosecutor, convicted of conspiracy in Hawaii's biggest corruption case that also took down her police chief husband, apologized for her actions in a handwritten letter to the judge Tuesday and blamed a prescription drug addiction for clouding her judgement.

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