Newly public court documents accuse Christopher Dawson and other executives not only of stealing from their federal contracting business but shortchanging Native Hawaiians in the process.

Federal prosecutors say Christopher Dawson, a prominent defense contractor who died in 2024, embezzled millions of dollars from his companies to live a lavish lifestyle at the expense of Native Hawaiians.

The accusations come from newly unsealed court filings in which the U.S. Justice Department details how it believes Dawson and other executives pulled off the crime, using shell companies and direct company transfers to steal money from Dawson’s federal contracting businesses to line their own pockets and purchase expensive homes.

The DOJ has filed civil forfeiture proceedings to seize assets, which c

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