A 66-year-old Kona woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal criminal charges accusing her of making more than $5.2 million selling “100% Kona coffee” that was actually from foreign countries and bought in California and Washington.

Patricia Johnson, aka “Trish,” was charged in a 24-count indictment Sept. 25 with 16 counts of wire fraud, five counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity and three counts of obstructing an official proceeding.

Federal prosecutors had asked that Johnson be held without bail until trial because she allegedly attempted to manipulate federal grand jury witnesses into altering their testimony to protect her.

The government raised “serious concerns” that Johnson will “attempt to threaten, intimidate, or inju

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