State Investigation: Hawaii Investment Firm CEO Falsified Campaign Donations ….JL Capital CEO Timothy Lee is accused of eight counts of illegal contributions to Keith Amemiya and Kym Pine in the 2020 Honolulu mayoral election.
The CEO of a real estate investment group illegally reimbursed employees for campaign donations made to Honolulu mayoral candidates in 2020, a state investigation alleges.
Since October 2020, staff at the Campaign Spending Commission have been investigating political contributions from JL Capital employees and the company’s CEO Timothy Lee. A commission report signed by Executive Director Kristine Izumi-Nitao alleges that Lee used four of his employees to funnel $4,000 to Keith Amemiya’s campaign for mayor and $8,000 to Kym Pine’s campaign for the same race.
The staff report alleges that Lee reimbursed those employees with checks or cash.
