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Hawaii crime boss dies of overdose in federal custody: medical examiner
A prominent Hawaii businessman who headed a sprawling criminal conspiracy, funneling drug money through shell businesses and ordering the torture and death of his late son’s best friend, died in federal custody from an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner said Tuesday.
Michael Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,” the medical examiner’s office said in a statement obtained by the Associated Press. The death appears to have been accidental, but the case is still under investigation, the news agency added, and an autopsy report will likely take at least another 30 days.
Miske was found unresponsive at the Honolulu Federal Detention Center on Dec. 1. Efforts by staff and emergency medical responders failed to save him, the Bureau of Prisons said, according to the AP.
The Hawaiian crime boss was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, murder, and 11 other felony charges on July 18, a July 24 Justice Department press release said. Although his sentencing was originally scheduled for this November, the AP reports it was set to happen on Jan. 30.
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Michael Miske Jr. was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, murder and 11 other felony charges on July 18. (Honolulu Police Department)
It is unclear how the mastermind of the “Miske Enterprise” from the late 1990s until his July 2020 arrest in the kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Jonathan Fraser came into possession of fentanyl or para-fluorofentanyl, a synthetic opioid that appears in illicit drugs and is more potent than fentanyl.
Fraser was best friends with Miske’s late son, Caleb Miske, Bloomberg reported. The pair, who loved cars and racing, were in a high-speed crash together in November 2015 – Caleb Miske succumbed to his injuries. Although a police report indicated that Caleb had been driving, according to the outlet, Miske insisted that Fraser was responsible for the death of his only son.
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The body of Jonathan Fraser, pictured, has never been found. His friends and relatives say that Miske held Fraser responsible for his son’s 2015 car crash death. (FBI Handout)
Pictured is the headquarters for Kama’aina Pest Control, one of Miske’s businesses that served as a headquarters for his criminal enterprise in Honolulu. (Google Maps)
Miske’s conviction entitled the government to take control of up to $28 million in assets, including boats, houses and artwork.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.
Fox News’ Christina Coulter and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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