HONOLULU, HI – Delia Fabro-Miske, 30, of Honolulu, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release yesterday for racketeering conspiracy related to her involvement with the “Miske Enterprise.” U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson handed down the sentence after Fabro-Miske pleaded guilty on January 12, 2024, to conspiring to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, which included bank fraud, obstruction of justice, and wire fraud.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii, Fabro-Miske admitted to engaging in several illegal activities with co-defendant Michael J. Miske, including submitting fraudulent paperwork to obtain vehicle leases for Miske’s businesses. She also admitted to obstructing a joint Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Agriculture investigation into Miske’s business, Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control (KTPC), by submitting falsified fumigation logs at Miske’s direction. These logs falsely claimed Fabro-Miske was the certified applicator, while unlicensed individuals performed most of the work. Furthermore, she fraudulently obtained Social Security Administration (SSA) survivor benefits at Miske’s direction by having her KTPC wages reduced to fall below the income threshold, while Miske paid her unreported benefits.
The court also heard that Miske placed Fabro-Miske in charge of his businesses in 2017 to conceal assets in anticipation of federal prosecution. She assisted in a scheme involving false filings to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, enabling the businesses to operate under fraudulently obtained and maintained licenses. These businesses generated millions of dollars annually between 2017 and 2020. Judge Watson noted that Fabro-Miske’s involvement “funded any number of crimes that we heard months and months of testimony” about in Miske’s trial and “allowed Mr. Miske to run rampant in this community.”
The court also determined Fabro-Miske was responsible for participating in a conspiracy to kidnap and murder 21-year-old Johnathan Fraser. The prosecution presented information showing that after Miske’s son, Caleb, died in a car accident in 2015 involving Fraser, Miske blamed Fraser and sought revenge. Fabro-Miske was directed to rekindle her friendship with Fraser and his girlfriend, luring them to live in an apartment paid for by Miske. On July 30, 2016, Fabro-Miske took Fraser’s girlfriend on a “spa day” paid for by Miske, isolating Fraser before his disappearance. He has not been seen since. Judge Watson acknowledged Miske’s death in December 2024, stating, “the person most involved in Mr. Fraser’s demise will not ever be sentenced by this Court.” While finding Fabro-Miske to be a minimal participant who did not “directly and personally kill” Fraser, the Judge concluded her actions undeniably led to Fraser’s murder, painting a “strong and clear picture” of a kidnapping and murder conspiracy.
Fabro-Miske was one of thirteen defendants charged in the case, all of whom pleaded guilty except for Miske, who was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy, murder, and eleven other felony charges on July 18, 2024. Seven other members and associates of the Miske Enterprise pleaded guilty to various offenses in related cases.
“Delia Fabro-Miske was an integral member of the Miske Enterprise, which terrorized, exploited, and defrauded our community for decades,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson. “She participated in Miske’s bank frauds, social security fraud, falsification of fumigation records, and the concealment of Miske’s illegally obtained assets, and was a vital cog in the plot to murder of Johnathan Fraser. Fabro-Miske’s sentence yesterday demonstrates that those who occupy even the lower rungs of Hawaii’s criminal enterprises will pay a steep price when they face justice in federal court.”
FBI Honolulu Special Agent in Charge David Porter added, “Ms. Fabro-Miske was a key member in the Miske Enterprise fraud schemes, actively participating in defrauding the government and taxpayers. This sentencing reflects years of collaboration between FBI Honolulu and our law enforcement partners. The FBI remains steadfast in its commitment to dismantle violent criminal enterprises, hold their members accountable, and pursue justice for victims.”
“Our investigators follow the money because criminal organizations profit at the expense of public safety,” said Adam Jobes, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation’s Seattle Field Office. “Ms. Fabro-Miske’s racketeering conviction is a reminder that, in the end, crime really doesn’t pay.”
“The sentencing of Ms. Fabro-Miske underscores HSI’s commitment to disrupting and dismantling criminal organizations in Hawaii,” said HSI Special Agent in Charge Lucy Cabral-DeArmas. “HSI will continue to hold accountable those who significantly harm our communities by breaking federal laws. By bringing justice to the Miske Enterprise, HSI sends the message that we will not tolerate any violent activity on our islands.”
““By falsifying documents, defendant obstructed EPA and the state’s criminal investigation of a pesticide applicator that illegally applied restricted use pesticides,” said Benjamin Carr, Special Agent in Charge for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division in Hawaii. “Yesterday’s sentencing reflects the seriousness of defendant’s fraudulent conduct and the importance of complying with pesticide reporting requirements so EPA and Hawaii Department of Agriculture can keep our communities safe.”
This prosecution was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligencedriven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
TThis case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, with assistance from the Honolulu Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Coast Guard Investigative Service, the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, the Cybercrime Lab of the Department of Justice Criminal Division Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, the Honolulu Fire Department, the Hawaii National Guard, 93rd Civil Support Team, the Office of Investigations–Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark Inciong, Michael Nammar, KeAupuni Akina, and Aislinn Affinito prosecuted the case.
