A federal jury this week found a Honolulu Police Department officer guilty of trafficking motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
A federal jury this week found a Honolulu Police Department officer guilty of trafficking motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
Landon K. Rudolfo, 35, of Honolulu, was found guilty Tuesday following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Honolulu. The jury found Rudolfo not guilty of another count charging him with conspiracy to traffic in certain motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts.
Florence T. Nakakuni, U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii, said that according to evidence presented at trial, Rudolfo placed an order for a stolen Toyota 4-Runner with another police officer. That other officer ran an illegal side business selling stolen vehicles with altered Vehicle Identification Numbers to make it appear as if they were not stolen.
Rudolfo then bought (and later sold) the 4-Runner, knowing that its vehicle identification numbers had been altered, which is a federal offense, said Nakakuni. Rudolfo ordered the vehicle while working at police headquarters, and he purchased the vehicle while working in the traffic division, where part of his job responsibilities included combating auto theft.
Rudolfo 10 years imprisonment when he is sentenced on July 6.