Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Submitting Fraudulent FEMA Claims for Lahaina and California Wildfire Federal Disasters

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Daylyn Harris, 35, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was sentenced on June 5, 2026, to 24 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with false claims he submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) seeking disaster relief related to the Lahaina and Pacific Palisades wildfire disasters, as well as a separate obstruction of justice charge.