Portlock, Hawaii. Money buys ocean views… and the illusion of silence.
But behind one immaculate set of gates, federal agents say they found something far more dangerous than luxury.
Malia Arciero was an “elite madam” with a black book that could ruin reputations — and, according to prosecutors, a meth network that moved pounds of high-purity ice across Oahu.
Her case exposed whispers of corruption, claims of misconduct by a federal agent, and secrets powerful people prayed would never surface.
Some of it was proven in court. Some of it was recanted. And some — like the names in those black books — has never seen the light of day.
Sources for this episode include:
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal court filings and appellate decisions
Hawaii Reporter investigative reporting
Mahalo, as always, to Yoza for the song Obsession, which closes every episode.
Darkness may linger beneath the palms. But so does hope.
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