$35,000 Paper Bag Bribery-by Alexander Silvert- Index Clickable Below

Alexander Silvert, a Federal Defense Attorney, recounts the timeline and killing of his Petition submitted to the 2026 Hawaii State Legislature. The Petition requested the Legislature investigate the publicly reported alleged bribery payment of $35,000 in a paper bag to an unidentified influential Hawaii legislative representative, which was exposed in a related Federal Case. Links: Constitution Violation https://civilbeat.org/2026/04/how-the... Role call vote https://civilbeat.org/2026/04/hawaii-... Clickable Index 00:26 Synopsis 02:54 eaH Meeting Start 02:00 About eaH 06:42 Alex Silver Introduction 08:47 Bribery 09:24 2022 Hawaii Senate Majority Leader Convicted 10:53 2023 Foley Commission on Hawaii Public Corruption 11:47 2023 Foley Commission Recommendations 12:21 2023 Foley Commission Campaign Reforms rejected 14:26 2024 Civil Beat & New York Times Pay-To-Play Story 14:53 Kaneshiro / Mitsunaga Charges 18:35 Snyder v. United States Gratuity not a Bribe 22:21 Supreme Court - Gratuities 22:49 Supreme Court Meaning 23:16 Clear and Unambiguous Quid Pro Quo 24:25 Kaneshiro / Mistsunaga Jury Instructions 25:01 Not Guilty - No Smoking Gun 26:20 $15,000 in Paper Bag Timeline 30:18 What happened to Silvert Petition? 33:36 Silvert Petition Killed in Senate 37:36 Civil Beat Investigation 39:19 Ty Cullen Arrest Fallout 40:45 Sylvia Luke Goes to Press 42:32 AG Sends Target Letters 43:32 Who Got Target Letters 44:27 Target Letter Issued for Bribery 46:11 Why Sylvia Luke may not have accepted Bribe 50:06 Killing a Petition 54:40 Objections 55:33 Role Call Vote 56:36 Not Sweeping Under Rug 58:34 Meeting Close