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The Perfect Scam

Archive Episode: Honolulu’s Power Couple Caught: Mortgage Scam, Part 1

The Perfect Scam

AARP

True Crime, Aarp, Fraud, Society & Culture, Scam, Crime, Bobsullivan

4.5980 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this 2021 episode, Katherine and Louis Kealoha report that their mailbox has been stolen, a strange occurrence in the upscale Honolulu neighborhood of Kahala. Even stranger is that Katherine claims that her uncle Gerard Puana is the mailbox thief, an accusation he vehemently denies. When the case goes to court, though, the Kealohas’ secrets are exposed, revealing a terrible case of family financial fraud.

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0:00.0

How could a simple mailbox theft unravel an entire police department?

0:06.0

In fact, the entire law enforcement establishment in a major U.S. city?

0:11.0

Well, the story of Catherine and Louis K

0:13.9

Aloha must be heard to be believed. This power couple of Honolulu. He's the

0:20.4

police chief. She is a tough prosecutor there.

0:23.4

We're living a seemingly charmed life in the island paradise.

0:28.0

But when their expensive lifestyle,

0:30.3

they lived in Kahala, the Beverly Hills of Honolulu,

0:33.5

catches up with their bank account.

0:35.5

They go looking for creative ways to shore up their finances.

0:39.5

Catherine thinks she can take advantage of her uncle, Gerard Puana, and his mom, Florence

0:44.8

Puana, a woman in her 90s. Florence and Gerard don't have much, but they live on a very valuable piece of property.

0:54.3

And that gives Catherine an idea, a dark idea that would eventually lead to that mailbox theft

1:00.4

and a dramatic courtroom scene and well like I said you have to hear this story to believe it

1:06.4

so we've dug into the archives for the next two weeks so we can share again with you

1:11.6

one of our favorite stories.

1:13.5

Honolulu's Power Couple.

1:15.5

Sometimes, people who seem power less find their strength in the truth. The truth. Welcome back to the perfect scam.

1:27.0

I'm your host Bob Sullivan.

1:30.0

Today's story brings us to the Pacific Paradise of Hawaii, to the island of Oahu and the

1:36.4

capital city of Honolulu, where the peaceful breezes and the peaceful people make this place a little slice of heaven for

1:44.3

mainlenders who visit on vacation. And in this paradise we'll begin with a

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