'My Heart Sank': Former Officer Details His Role In Mailbox Conspiracy

Niall Silva, who was the first Honolulu police officer to plead guilty to conspiracy in the alleged framing of Gerard Puana, took the witness stand Tuesday in the ongoing trial of Louis and Katherine Kealoha.

Silva testified that he falsified police reports, lied during Puana’s criminal trial in December 2014 and deceived both the FBI and a federal grand jury about his role in the alleged frame job.

He also discussed his reaction to seeing Puana for the first time on Dec. 4, 2014, when he testified against him at his criminal trial for stealing the Kealohas’ mailbox.

Silva was one of the Honolulu police officers who reviewed surveillance video of the alleged June 21, 2013, theft the day after it occurred.

Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/05/my-heart-sank-former-hpd-officer-details-his-part-in-mailbox-conspiracy/