Judge allows new attorney to join corruption case mid-trial

In this May 22, 2019, file photo, former Honolulu deputy city prosecutor Katherine Kealoha, left, and her husband, ex-police chief Louis Kealoha, right, walk into federal court in Honolulu. In the midst of Hawaii’s largest corruption trial, a judge is allowing an additional attorney to represent a former Honolulu prosecutor accused of using her police chief husband’s job to frame her uncle. Monday, June 17, 2019, marks the 13th day of trial against Katherine and Louis Kealoha and current and former officers. The judge appointed taxpayer-funded lawyers for the Kealohas after reviewing financial records that show they can’t afford lawyers. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

HONOLULU — Soon after a deputy Honolulu prosecutor and her police chief husband were indicted on charges they framed her uncle to keep him from revealing financial fraud that financed a lavish lifestyle, they told a judge they couldn’t afford to pay for lawyers to represent them.

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