Lisa-Katharine Otsuka was acquitted this afternoon of all criminal charges against her in a theft and forgery case that began more than nine years ago.

A Circuit Court jury deliberated a day before finding Otsuka not guilty of one theft charge and nine counts of second-degree forgery.
Otsuka said outside court she believed the prosecution was punishment for her refusal in 2002 to testify before a grand jury that was investigating the campaign finances of then-Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris.
Otsuka said she is considering filing civil suit against the Office of the Prosecting Attorney.
�We haven�t made a decision. But there was a lot that wasn�t told and there was a lot that couldn�t be said because of the way court proceeds,� she said.
Deputy Prosecutor Paul Mow, who presented the evidence in the trial, said after the verdict was returned that there was probable cause to bring the case against Otsuka.
�There�s been many delays in this trial dealing with changes in attorney, pregnancies, departures from the island,� Mow said.
Another criminal case against Otsuka that ended earlier in a hung jury is still pending against her.
Mow said his office �will review� that case to determine if it will be re-tried.
�There�s no final decision that has been made,� he said.