U.S. Attorney's Office District of Alaska
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office District of Alaska
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A suspended Anchorage attorney, Justin Facey, was arrested following a federal grand jury indictment.
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A former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Anchorage has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for attempting to entice and coerce a minor.
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An Ohio resident, Christian Landry, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on May 8, 2025, for trafficking methamphetamine to Anchorage.
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A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to one year in prison for orchestrating the illegal transport of crab from Alaska to Washington, a violation of the Lacey Act.
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Ellis Kingsep, a 77-year-old Canadian national residing in the United States, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA) of over $420,000.
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Two Chicago residents have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a wire fraud and money laundering scheme that defrauded a North Pole restaurant of over $128,000 between July and August 2022.
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The Department of Justice has revealed the results of Operation Restore Justice, a national effort targeting child sex offenders.
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The Justice Department has announced the seizure of nine internet domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services, as part of a global crackdown on such operations.
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An Eagle River resident, Cornelius Smith, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trafficking firearms from Alaska to California.
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A Shaktoolik resident, Matthew Jackson, 23, has admitted guilt to charges of cyberstalking and the sexual exploitation of a minor for the purpose of producing child pornography.
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A Washington man, involved in a scheme to misrepresent Philippine-made artwork as authentic Alaska Native creations, has been sentenced as part of a long-running case violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
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A federal jury in Alaska has found George Moises Romero Jr., a Fairbanks resident, guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing body armor as a violent felon.
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A Fairbanks man admitted guilt to the charge of distributing fentanyl, leading to a fatal overdose of a local resident.
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A Palmer resident, William Marsan, was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $10,000 for operating an aircraft without a valid license or registration, according to recent court proceedings in Anchorage, Alaska.
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An Anchorage man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender in Alaska.
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A Juneau resident, William Steadman, 35, has entered a guilty plea on charges of producing child pornography, as reported by the U.S. Justice Department.
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A St. Michael man, Ryan Washington, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm during a domestic violence incident.
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An Anchorage man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for producing child pornography involving a minor.
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A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a Bethel man and two California residents for their alleged involvement in trafficking Tramadol, a Schedule IV controlled substance, to Alaska.
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An Oregon man has been arrested by the FBI in Portland following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Alaska.