REPLY by USA as to Martin Kao United States' Reply to Defendant… — PPP Attempt Conspiracy Legal Filings (Dkt. 177)

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The United States' Reply to Defendant Martin Kao's Opposition to PacMar's Restitution Request, Document 177, filed April 18, 2025 in United States of America v. Martin Kao, Crim. No. 21-00061 LEK, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. The government adopts as its reply the attached letter and exhibits that PacMar submitted to the government on April 17, 2025. For the reasons stated in those materials, the government asks the Court to order Martin Kao to pay restitution to PacMar in the amount of $858,933.41. The three-page filing is signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig S. Nolan for Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson and closes with a certificate of service on defense counsel Randall K. Hironaka.

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Case 1:21-cr-00061-LEK    Document 177     Filed 04/18/25   Page 1 of 3 PageID.2191



KENNETH M. SORENSON
Acting United States Attorney
District of Hawaii

CRAIG S. NOLAN
SYDNEY SPECTOR #11232
Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Room 6100, PJKK Federal Building
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850
Telephone: (808) 541-2850
Facsimile: (808) 541-2958
Email: Craig.Nolan@usdoj.gov
       Sydney.Spector@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

                 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                         FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )              Crim. No. 21-00061 LEK
                           )
              Plaintiff,   )              UNITED STATES’ REPLY TO
                           )              DEFENDANT MARTIN KAO’S
     v.                    )              OPPOSITION TO PACMAR’S
                           )              RESTITUTION REQUEST;
 MARTIN KAO,               )              ATTACHMENT; CERTIFICAT OF
                           )              SERVICE
              Defendant.   )
                           )


      UNITED STATES’ REPLY TO DEFENDANT MARTIN KAO’S
        OPPOSITION TO PACMAR’S RESTITUTION REQUEST

      The United States of America adopts as its Reply in support PacMar’s

restitution request the attached letter and exhibits submitted by PacMar to the
Case 1:21-cr-00061-LEK    Document 177        Filed 04/18/25   Page 2 of 3 PageID.2192



government on April 17, 2025. For the reasons articulated therein, the government

respectfully requests that the Court order Defendant Martin Kao to pay restitution

to PacMar in the amount of $858,933.41.

      DATED: April 18, 2025, at Honolulu, Hawaii.

                                                KENNETH M. SORENSON
                                                Acting United States Attorney
                                                District of Hawaii


                                                By /s/ Craig S. Nolan
                                                  CRAIG S. NOLAN
                                                  SYDNEY SPECTOR
                                                  Assistant U.S. Attorneys

                                                Attorneys for Plaintiff
                                                UNITED STATES OF AMERICA




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                          CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I hereby certify that, on the date noted below, a true and correct copy of the

foregoing was served on the following counsel of record using the Court’s

CM/ECF electronic filing system:

      Randall K. Hironaka,Esq.
      MIYOSHI & HIRONAKA, LLLC

            Attorney for Defendant Marin Kao

      DATED: April 18, 2025, at Honolulu, Hawaii.


                                             /s/ Craig S. Nolan
                                             Craig S. Nolan
                                             U.S. Attorney’s Office


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