- 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 reportedly offered $5,000 to a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in an attempt to secure her boyfriend’s supervised release
- Billy Wilhelm Huntzinger remains in the Honolulu Federal Detention Center while he is tried on drug and weapons charges, including possession of a ‘ghost gun’ and $5,000 worth of crystal meth
A playboy model has been charged with bribery and obstruction of justice in Honolulu.
Shannon Teresa Marie Schwartz has been charged with bribery of a government official and one count of obstruction of justice after she allegedly offered to pay a federal agent to convince a judge to release her boyfriend on bail while he awaits his trial on ammunition charges.
Schwartz allegedly offered $5,000 to a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in an attempt to secure the supervised release of her boyfriend, Billy Wilhelm Huntzinger, from the Honolulu federal detention center, according to a federal criminal complaint filed on March 18 was filed.
Huntzinger is accused of possessing 205 rounds of Remington .223-caliber ammunition and nearly $5,000 worth of crystal meth.
Honolulu police arrested Huntzinger on Jan. 11 after a report that he had knocked on the door of a home with a gun in his belt, 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 reportedly offered $5,000 to a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in an attempt to secure her boyfriend’s supervised release
Billy Wilhelm Huntzinger remains in the Honolulu Federal Detention Center while he is tried on drug and weapons charges, including possession of a ‘ghost gun’ and $5,000 worth of crystal meth
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 approximately 115 grams of a white substance believed to be crystal meth, as well as five grams of a substance believed to be cocaine.
The bribery allegations emerged 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 officer that she had been referred to him by a “high-profile inmate” to “handle a situation,” the documents say.
She also allegedly asked to meet the officer in person so he could “see she was serious and pay him.”
“I can help you with anything you need, not sure what your services cost…” she allegedly texted on February 22.
The agent told the U.S. attorney’s office and his supervisors that same day that a formal investigation into Schwartz was being launched, court documents state.
Schwartz continued to contact the officer despite being told he could not help her.
Ultimately, the agent agreed to meet with Schwartz and texted on March 1 that he needed to use his personal cell phone to communicate with her, but he proceeded to use an undercover government unit.
The bribery allegations emerged after an HSI special agent claimed he had received “numerous missed calls, text messages and voicemails from Schwartz.”
Schwartz allegedly told the officer that she had been referred to him by a “high-profile inmate” to “handle a situation”
The pair met at Starbucks on Nuuanu Avenue on March 5, where Schwartz reportedly offered to pay the officer $5,000 for his help.
She allegedly agreed to give the officer an upfront payment “in good faith” and the rest after Huntzinger’s release.
‘Thank you so much. You don’t know how important this is to me. I appreciate you,” she allegedly messaged the officer 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 prior to trial.
However, Schwartz, who posed in a bikini on the December cover of Maxim New Zealand, has been released on bail on a $25,000 unsecured bond.