- Playboy model Shannon Teresa Marie Schwartz has been charged with one count of bribery of a public official and one count of obstruction of justice.
- Schwartz allegedly offered $5,000 to a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in an effort to secure her boyfriend’s supervised release.
- Billy Wilhelm Huntzinger is in the Honolulu Federal Detention Center as he faces trial on drug and weapons charges, including possession of a “ghost gun” and $5,000 in methamphetamine.
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A playboy model has been charged with bribery and obstruction of justice in Honolulu.
Shannon Teresa Marie Schwartz has been charged with one count of bribery of a public official and one count of obstruction of justice after allegedly offering to pay a federal agent to convince a judge to release her boyfriend on bail while he waits. the trial on ammunition charges.
Schwartz allegedly offered $5,000 to a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in an effort to secure the supervised release of her boyfriend, Billy Wilhelm Huntzinger, from the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, according to a federal criminal complaint filed March 18.
Huntzinger is accused of being in possession of 205 rounds of .223 Remington ammunition and nearly $5,000 worth of methamphetamine.
Honolulu police arrested Huntzinger on Jan. 11 following a report that he was seen knocking on the door of a home with a gun on his waistband, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
Playboy model Shannon Teresa Marie Schwartz has been charged with one count of bribery of a public official and one count of obstruction of justice.
Schwartz allegedly offered $5,000 to a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in an effort to secure her boyfriend’s supervised release.
Billy Wilhelm Huntzinger is in the Honolulu Federal Detention Center as he faces trial on drug and weapons charges, including possession of a “ghost gun” and $5,000 in methamphetamine.
During their raid, police found an AR-15 style ‘ghost gun’ with no serial number or manufacturer, more than 200 rounds of ammunition, a grenade pin and about 115 grams of a white substance believed to be methamphetamine, as well as five grams. of a substance believed to be cocaine.
The bribery allegations surfaced after an HSI special agent claimed he received “numerous missed calls, text messages and voicemails from Schwartz” on Feb. 21, according to federal court records.
Schwartz allegedly told the agent that a “high-profile inmate” referred her to him to “handle a situation,” according to the documents.
She also allegedly asked to meet the agent in person so he could “see that I was serious and could pay him.”
“I can help you with whatever you need, but I’m not sure how much your services cost…” she allegedly texted on February 22.
The agent told the U.S. attorney’s office and his supervisors later that day, triggering a formal investigation into Schwartz, according to court documents.
Schwartz continued to contact the official even though she was told he couldn’t help her.
The agent eventually agreed to meet and texted Schwartz on March 1 that he needed to use his personal cell phone to contact her, but proceeded to use a covert government device.
The bribery allegations surfaced after an HSI special agent claimed he received “numerous missed calls, text messages and voicemails from Schwartz.”
Schwartz allegedly told the agent that a “high-profile inmate” referred her to him to “handle a situation.”
The couple met at Starbucks on Nuuanu Avenue on March 5, where Schwartz allegedly offered to pay the agent $5,000 for his help.
He allegedly agreed to give the agent a “good faith” payment up front and the remainder upon Huntzinger’s release.
‘Thank you so much. You don’t know how important this is to me. “I appreciate you,” he allegedly messaged the agent after the meeting.
On March 7, the couple met again to make the first payment, $2,500 in cash hidden in a plastic cup, at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Hudspeth filed a motion opposing Huntzinger’s request to be released before trial.
However, Schwartz, who posed in a bikini on the December cover of Maxim New Zealand, is free on bail on a $25,000 unsecured bond.