Former USDA official pleads guilty after receiving illegal gratuity

Jason Shitanishi, 60, a former official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a Honolulu resident, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to receiving an illegal gratuity as a public official, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Ken Sorenson. Shitanishi’s sentencing is scheduled for July 17 before Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor.

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