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Hawaii Housing Bribery Sentence

Court puts Hawaii County housing official Alan Scott Rudo in prison for 46 months over housing-office bribes

May 29, 5:45 PM EDT Checked against the primary source

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Drawn.News visual brief: County Housing Official Sentenced for His Role in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Receive Bribes From Hawaii Businessman and Attorneys

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U.S. Department of Justice · justice.gov

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A former Hawaii County official, Alan Scott Rudo, 59, now of Cathedral City, California, was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to receive bribes in exchange for his official actions as a Housing Specialist at the Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD).

Frame 1Court puts Hawaii County housing official Alan Scott Rudo in prison for 46 months over housing-office bribes.
Frame 2Prosecutors said attorneys Sulla and Zamber and businessman Budhabhatti paid bribes and kickbacks.
Frame 3Rudo pleaded guilty, then testified at the trial of his co-conspirators.
Frame 4Zamber received 70 months; Budhabhatti received 90 months.
Frame 5Sulla received 60 months, and Sulla and Zamber have suspended law licenses.
Frame 6The public consequence sits in Hawaii County's housing office and the courts' corruption record.

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Published: May 29, 5:45 PM EDT
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