STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA

ANNE LOPEZ

ATTORNEY GENERAL

LOIO KUHINA

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LOOKING FOR MAN CHARGED WITH INVESTMENT SCAM

News Release 2025-93 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       

November 5, 2025

Jeffrey William Snyder

HONOLULU –  The Department of the Attorney General’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Division (SIPD) is asking for the public’s help in locating Jeffrey William Snyder, 57, who is wanted on a $50,000 warrant of arrest.

Snyder is charged with Theft in the First Degree for allegedly using an investment scam to steal more than $50,000 from a Maui man.

Anyone with information regarding Snyder’s whereabouts is asked to contact SIPD using the Submit a Tip to SIPD website at https://ag.hawaii.gov/sipd/tips/. 

Attorney General Anne Lopez stated, “White collar crime has a devastating impact on its victims. The Department of the Attorney General is committed to protecting Hawaiʻi’s residents, safeguarding the hard-earned savings of our citizens and upholding the integrity of our communities.”

The case, State v. Jeffrey William Snyder, 2CPC-25-0000482, is being prosecuted by SIPD Deputy Attorney General Cheuk Fu Lui.

Theft in the First Degree is a class B felony offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

The public can report corruption, fraud and economic crime using the Submit a Tip feature on the SIPD website. If there is an emergency or immediate threat to life, please call 911. 

Snyder is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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 Media contacts:

Dave Day
Special Assistant to the Attorney General
Office: 808-586-1284
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://ag.hawaii.gov

Toni Schwartz
Public Information Officer
Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General
Office: 808-586-1252
Cell: 808-379-9249
Email: [email protected]