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category: Organized Crime
summary: Okimoto's company, Island Tobacco, was said to sell cigarettes at the Casino
  du Liban, which was controlled by the Syrian mob and used as a front by narcotics
  people.[1]
tags:
- Person
- OrganizedCrime
---

[Harold Okimoto](/people/harold-okimoto/) is a figure linked to [Robert Booth Nichols](/people/robert-booth-nichols/) and alleged organized crime activities, particularly the [Yakuza](/organizations/yakuza/). He is described as a 67-year-old car dealer in Hawaii and believed by some sources to be a top Japanese organized crime figure based in Hawaii, acting as a top agent in the [Yakuza](/organizations/yakuza/) overseas.[1]

[Michael Riconosciuto](/people/michael-riconosciuto/) claimed that [Robert Booth Nichols](/people/robert-booth-nichols/) was under Okimoto's influence and referred to Nichols as Okimoto's "god-son." Okimoto was also represented as an intelligence person who had worked under [Frank Carlucci](/people/frank-carlucci/) for years, and reportedly performed services for the [U.S. government](/places/united-states/) during [World War II](/events/world-war-ii/), for which he was rewarded.[1]

Okimoto's company, Island Tobacco, was said to sell cigarettes at the Casino du Liban, which was controlled by the [Syrian](/places/syria/) mob and used as a front by narcotics people.[1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.