(VitalNews.org) – The entire country is stunned after learning that a Hawaii crime boss who was convicted of 13 serious crimes has died unexpectedly in his prison cell.
Michael Miske, the infamous leader of the “Miske Enterprise,” was found unresponsive at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu.
His reign of terror over the islands has been cut short and left many questions unanswered.
50-year-old Miske was awaiting sentencing for a series of vicious crimes that shocked even the most hardened law enforcement officials.
His criminal empire operated from the late 1990s through June 2020. It was responsible for a wave of violence and corruption that threatened the very fabric of Hawaiian society.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii painted a chilling picture of Miske’s criminal activities:
“According to the evidence presented at trial, during at least the late 1990s and through June 2020, Miske and other codefendants conspired to conduct and participate in the conduct of the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, the ‘Miske Enterprise,’ through a pattern of racketeering activity. The racketeering activity included acts involving murder, kidnapping, and robbery.”
But it did not stop there as the crime boss’s reach extended far beyond typical mob activities.
Miske was also convicted of conspiring to release chloropicrin, a chemical weapon, into nightclubs in Honolulu in March 2017.
Perhaps most disturbing was Miske’s personal vendetta against 21-year-old Johnathan Fraser, whom Miske believed was responsible for his son’s death in a car crash.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed the chilling details:
“In March 2016, Miske instructed a co-conspirator to develop a plan for kidnapping and murdering Fraser and told that co-conspirator that he/she could name the price for carrying out the murder. On or about July 30, 2016, Fraser was kidnapped and killed.”
Miske’s arrest also led to the seizure of $28 million worth of Miske’s ill-gotten gains, including boats, homes and artwork.
Miske’s sudden death has raised questions about the state of America’s prison system.
A Justice Department report has cited numerous policy violations and operational failures within the Bureau of Prisons, including sexual abuse, staff misconduct, escapes and violence.
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