Hawaii woman arrested over mislabeled Kona Coffee
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KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — A Kona woman was arrested on multiple charges, including wire fraud and obstruction, in connection with coffee falsely labeled as 100% Kona-grown.

According to a federal indictment, Patricia Johnson ran the “Kona Coffee Cafe” on Alii Drive for about 30 years.

The indictment says she sold beans, ground coffee and drinks to customers there and on the internet, all advertised and labeled “100% Kona Coffee.”

But the feds allege she had been bringing in wholesale beans from out of state and out of country since at least 2012, raking in what they say was millions of dollars in fraudulent revenue.

The indictment states that coffee can only be labeled 100% Kona if it is grown in that district, citing the Hawaii Department of Agriculture label rules.

The indictment says the state started looking into her alleged mislabeling as early as 2019.

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