Hawaiian beauty queen with Manhattan Beach ties does not get bail in identity theft case
A judge denied bail to a former Hawaiian beauty queen accused of spending more than $160,000 with credit cards under other peoples' names.
Susan Shaw, 35, of Kailua, and who also had a residence in Manhattan Beach, is facing 122 counts of identity theft and related crimes in state court involving 11 Oahu residents. She has been in custody since her arrest May 7.
Deputy City Prosecutor Chris Van Marter argued on Wednesday that Shaw would pose a significant flight risk if she were released on bail. Court records show Shaw flew from Hawaii to China, Canada, California, Nevada, Kansas and New Jersey last year.
Shaw was named first runner-up in the Miss Hawaii International scholarship pageant in 1993. She took over the crown when the winner left to become a cheerleader for the then-Los Angeles Raiders professional football team.
A search of the room she rented in Manhattan Beach turned up potentially more evidence of additional crimes and victims.
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