Why Mitch Roth is not fit to be Mayor

[HawaiiCorruption]

As the Prosecuting Attorney Roth has sworn to uphold the law. However, what follows is just one example of how Roth egregiously violated the law, became complicit in a major crime of the theft of millions of dollars, and destroyed the life of a crime victim. This is a long, but extremely important read, so please do read it.

The victim’s mother, a wealthy, highly educated woman passed away on January 17, 2015. In the months preceding her death she informed her son he was the beneficiary of all her bank accounts and her safe deposit box at CU Hawaii. The mother then gave the victim the key to the safe deposit box.

After his mother passed the victim went to CU Hawaii and met with Member Representative Andrea Nunies. Ms. Nunies expressed her condolences at the mothers passing and stated she knew her quite well as she always worked with the mother when she came to CU Hawaii. Ms. Nunies then informed the victim that he was indeed the beneficiary of the bank accounts, but not the safe deposit box. The victim did think this was odd as his mother was financially meticulous, but he had to trust what Ms. Nunies said the bank records stated. Ms. Nunies then stated the victim would have to file a probate action to access the safe deposit box.

In the ensuing months the victim was in CU Hawaii on many occasions and met with Ms. Nunies who would help him with the financial matters regarding the mother’s estate. In hindsight, the victim now realizes, Ms. Nunies was plying him for information on the contents of the safe deposit box. The value of the contents was a minimum of $1.5M and likely closer to $2.5M! During these meetings Ms. Nunies also informed the victim that her husband was an attorney and she would inquire of him, on the victims behalf, what else could be done to expedite accessing the safe deposit box.

On Friday, March 11, 2016, after 14 months of working with Ms. Nunies she informs the victim it would be quicker than probate to access the safe deposit box if he signs the contents over to the Hawaii State Auditor. The victim did inquire how is it he can not sign to access the safe deposit box, but he can sign to have the Hawaii State Auditor receive the contents. Ms. Nunies replied that it was different because he was not accessing the box, just allowing the Auditor to take it for safe keeping. The victim then signed a form and gave Ms. Nunies the keys to the safe deposit box. Ms. Nunies gave the victim a hand written note stating, “HAWAII UNCLAIMED PROPERTY SEARCH” saying he could keep track of the contents of the safe deposit box online. The victim left CU Hawaii so appreciative of Ms. Nunies help and hopeful for a quicker resolution to his mothers estate.

Over the weekend the victim becomes concerned and suspecious over what had transpired. On Monday, March 14, 2016, the victim returns to CU Hawaii and tells Ms. Nunies he wants the safe deposit box keys back. Ms. Nunies replies it is too late, the Auditor is on their way in to get the contents of the box. She then tells the victim not to worry and someone will call him soon.

By Friday, March 18, 2016, the victim has not received any calls and returns to CU Hawaii and meet with Ms. Nunies again. During this meeting Ms. Nunies is abrupt and less than helpful and the victim leaves feeling very uneasy. This is the last time the victim ever sees Ms. Nunies at CU Hawaii.

The victim returns to CU Hawaii on March 25, 2016 and meets with Ms. Nunies’ Supervisor, Angela Domingo. [Yes, folks this is the same Angela Domingo currently under Federal Indictment for embezzling over $600,000 from CU Hawaii during this very same time period]. Ms. Domingo will not give the victim any information and he asks to speak to the branch manager. Ms. Domingo calls the police and has the victim removed from the property.

On April 3, 2017 the victim files a police report for the theft of the safe deposit box keys. Many months later the victim discovers this report was closed in mere hours and no investigation ever ensued.

By June 9, 2017, probate is concluded and the victim can now access the safe deposit box. CU Hawaii V.P., James Takamine is present and he admits he had knowledge of Ms. Nunies having received the safe deposit box keys a year prior. Upon opening the box the victim discovers it is virtually empty. The few items remaining in the box had a value of approximately $10,000.

The victim files a police report, on June 9, 2017, for the theft of the contents of the safe deposit box. Many frustrating months of dealing with Hawaii County Keystone Kops pass, however on October 16, 2017, Officer Riddle tells the victim an APB has been issued for Andrea Nunies and she will be picked up soon.

At this point the events take on a new twist with Mitch Roth deeply entrenched in the swamp of corruption.

On Sunday, November 26, 2017, Mitch Roth calls the victim. During this call, Roth asked the victim numerous times if he knew who Ms. Nunies’ husband was. The victim did not.

November 26, 2017, the victim and Roth have another phone conversation and this time Roth asks, “Do you know who she [Ms. Nunies] is?” At this time the victim was only aware that Ms. Nunies worked at CU Hawaii and committed fraud to induce him to turn over his safe deposit box keys.

November 28, 2017, the victim has another phone conversation with Officer Riddle, who reconfirms and APB for Ms. Nunies has been issued.

December 1, 2017, the victim has a phone conversation with Lt. Watanabe. During this conversation Lt. Watanabe expresses his perplexity at how this investigation has run and discloses that the APB is not being followed up on.

Everything stated here is not conjecture. The victim (and for safe keeping, many others) possess not only a paper trail but also recordings of CU Hawaii, the police, and Mitch Roth.

Fast forward to current time and nothing has ever been done to assist this crime victim.

But now comes the bombshell…

It has since been discovered that ANDREA NUNIES WAS THE WIFE OF HAWAII COUNTY DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY RYAN CADAY!!!!!

Mitch Roth knew this, failed to disclose his conflict of interest, then DECLINED TO PROSECUTE THE CASE!!!

My questions for you Mr. Roth:



Why did you not disclose your conflict?



How do you sleep at night knowing you have destroyed this man’s life?



How could you do this to an innocent person?



Are you so morally debased and arrogant that corruption is your first go to in any situation?



Did you do this because you got a piece of the pie?

I doubt Mitch Roth will answer any of these questions, but I will expect him to threaten me with a lawsuit as he did to someone else who posted about this situation. My response to that is, Mr. Roth you know me and I will not be intimidated into silence. So, BRING. IT. ON.



Carrie Walters

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The victim then signed a form and gave Ms. Nunies the keys to the safe deposit box. 

The victim signed a legal document.  No matter who else was involved in this incident, it’s difficult to prosecute a case when a legal document exists transferring legal ownership.  If may not be fair, or right, but it may be the law.

If the mother prepared beneficiary documents, the recipient or her lawyer should have copies of the papers, with the distribution of the safe deposit box specified.

I’m sorry, but something doesn’t add up here.

[HawaiiCorruption]

The documents were in the safe deposit box.

Nothing was signed transferring legal ownership. Besides when fraud is committed to have anything signed, then the document is invalid.

The issue in this post is that Mitch Roth had a CLEAR conflict of interest in this case which he did not disclose.

[terracore]

It's possible that something would come up to make me not vote for Mitch. But nothing will come up that would make me vote for an anti-telescope candidate.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

The documents were in the safe deposit box.

But the bank had paperwork showing the transfer of the other accounts and assets?  Even though the paperwork was in a locked safe deposit box?

If for sake of argument the only papers that showed transfer of ownership of the safe deposit box were locked in the safe deposit box, but not the paperwork for other assets, in hindsight that was probably not the best choice.  In an estate this size it seems likely a lawyer would be involved to handle the paperwork.  And the lawyer also keeps copies.  If a lawyer wasn’t used for a multi-million dollar estate, that’s another poor decision if for no other reason than tax implications. Mitch Roth is way down the list of people who made errors in judgement here.  That is, if the facts are as presented.

Something still doesn’t add up.

[ChunksterK]

As many of you who follow the political threads here on Punaweb know, I am not a big fan of Mitch Roth. I don't think he was a very effective prosecutor and might have made a better social worker. Like HOTPE, however, I find that things just don't add up in this story. If "the victim (and for safe keeping, many others) possess not only a paper trail but also recordings of CU Hawaii, the police, and Mitch Roth," why has no one filed suit, gone to the mainstream press, gone to the federal prosecutors, filed a complaint with the state attorney general, or otherwise made this known until almost three years after the last reported interaction with the authorities? And even now, what we get is a post on a niche social media platform. The statute of limitations is fast approaching, and nobody's done anything? Not smart.

Saying that the alleged fraudster's supervisor was an embezzler has no bearing on what she may or may not have done. It's like saying, "Look they had a crook in the building. She must be one, too." Try that in court.

Finally, the timing here is suspect. As noted above, it's awfully late to be throwing this out there unless politics is the main objective and not justice. I guess "October surprises" have to come early with mail in voting, but I still plan to cast my vote for Roth.

[kalakoa]

1. TMT is a State issue beyond County jurisdiction. Kim only got involved because Ige didn't want to grow a pair. I bet a six-pack that TMT is waiting for the next governor before they try again.

2. Mitch Roth deepfake'd into some porn would be more plausible than this second-hand third-party fairy tale... but I'll give you credit for trying.

[Seeb-2]

This being the only post on a new ID. Talking about one specific case that no one else has an access to the info.

[Midnight Rambler]

Taking these claims at face value indicates that the alleged victim is ridiculously dumb, and portrays Nunies as the most transparent fraudster ever. Also, how did either of them know the deposit box held millions of dollars when they'd never opened it? Someone having millions of dollars and keeping it 1) in cash 2) in a safe deposit box 3) in a credit union 4) on the Big Island, and 5) not having a will, is stupid verging on implausible. Was the mother a drug dealer?

[randomq]

Anyone have a link from a reputable news outlet?