When he ran into hurdles because of his criminal background, court testimony shows, he simply lied or fabricated a non-existent entity.

Without naming former Honolulu prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, the feds try to show how Miske used powerful connections to avoid legal trouble for years while operating a criminal enterprise.

"Structuring" can be evidence of a racketeering conspiracy, the first and overarching charge against Mike Miske.

The organized crime trial continues with witnesses laying out the defendant's involvement in specific criminal cases.

Defense attorneys in the racketeering trial of Michael Miske suggested there might be other explanations for the disappearance of Johnathan Fraser, whose body has never been found.

Ashley Wong spoke through tears as she described the 2015 crash that severely injured Johnathan Fraser and led to the death of Michael Miske's son. Miske is accused of conspiring to have Fraser killed months later.

Observers say witnesses who've flipped on alleged racketeering boss Michael Miske can be hard for jurors to trust because of their own criminal backgrounds and incentives to lie.

A government witness in the trial of accused crime boss Miske told jurors he asked HPD for help after Miske threatened him. Instead, officers at Miske's business told him to get lost, he says.

Importing and selling illegal fireworks in Hawaii made millions of dollars for Mike Miske, a witness testified last week.