Alaska Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jacob Butler, aka "Dort" <h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with operating the KimWolf Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jacob Bulter, aka "Dort," of Ottawa, Canadian, developed and operated the KimWolf a DDo... More...
$ (06-09-2026 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Theodore Turgeon and Charles Emmi </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with violating the Lacey Act by illegally taking wildlife. Reported by <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/about" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Theodore Turgeon, 29, and his co-defendant, Charles Emmi, 29, created a business called “The Rock Outfitters LLC” to provide “coastal and great lakes passenger transport... More...
$ (05-21-2026 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jacob Cotton </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. On Jan. 9, Jacob Cotton shipped a parcel containing the pills from Spokane to the individual in Skagway via the U.S. Postal Service. The parcel was delivered sometime between Jan. 11 and 12. On Jan. 12, the individual contacted multiple people indicating the p... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Claribel Tan and Daniel Tan </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with health care fraud. Dr. Claribel Tan, 61, and her husband, Daniel Tan, 70, operated a rheumatology medical clinic in Anchorage starting in 2005. Claribel Tan specialized in the treatment of autoimmune and musculoskeletal diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis, and she presc... More...
$ (03-19-2026 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John Fisher, Joseph Poling, and Toni Vanveen </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obstruction of navigable waters by sinking a vessell. Three Southeast Alaska fishermen were charged through separate criminal information filings last month with allegedly intentionally sinking their respective fishing boats in waters near Sitka and Petersburg, Alaska. Federal law prohibits the deliberate sinking ... More...
$0 (03-09-2026 - AK)State of Alaska v. Brandon Michael Dale McGuffey
Ketchikan, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - AK)United States of America v. Craig Scott Valdez
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor, exploitation of a child, production of child porn, and coercion and enticement of a minor. Craig Scott Valdez, 36, used the popular social media application Snapchat to identify, groom and entice juvenile females in Alaska for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The indictment charges thi... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - AK)United States of America v. Sean Mobley
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Sean Mobley, 45, agreed to supply an individual with fentanyl powder to distribute to a third party. Mobley and the intermediary drove to a residence in Wasilla, where the intermediary sold the powder to an adult victim for $100. Shortly after the sale, the adult victim used the substance and o... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - AK)<H2> United States of America v. Dusty Starr
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, mail theft and aggravated identity theft. Dusty Starr, 47, allegedly executed a wire fraud scheme using stolen identities to fraudulently apply for rent relief funds available during the pandemic. On one occasion in July 2021, Starr applied for rent relief funds using a fraudulently create... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - AK)<H2> United States of America v. Willie Lewis Wilson Jr.
Fairbanks, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in Fairbanks. Willie Lewis Wilson Jr., 41, of Madison, Florida, conspired with others to operate a drug trafficking organization in Fairbanks. Wilson was the leader of the organization and set up several residences for his co-conspirators to sell cocaine and methamphe... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - AK)<H2> United States of America v. Thurman Reed
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled drugs. Thursman Reed, age 67, was accused of trafficking large quantities of illicit narcotics in Anchorage and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes. In February 2024, Thurman Reed, 67, sold roughly six grams of fentanyl analogue... More...
$ (12-04-2025 - AK)State of Arkansas v. Ladaryl M. Lankford
Fort Smith, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant substance into the body of another for a sex offense.... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - AK)<H2> State of Alaska v. David Dumpson
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder and attempted murder. David Dumpson was accused murdering Andrew Alston,20, and attempting to murder Luis Ross-Rivera, 21 at the time, on May 24, 2020. At trial, the evidence showed that Dumpson and Alston were neighbors. Alston’s friend’s dog scratched Dumpson’s wife’s hand earlier in the day. ... More...
$ (04-11-2025 - AK)<H2> State of Alaska v. Isaac Silulu Lobendahn
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault against C.A.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - AK)<H2> State of Alaska v. Ross E. Tolle
Kodiak, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count each of third-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, and failure to appear after he beat and strangled his then-romantic partner and failed to appear for a pretrial hearing.<br> ... More...
$0 (11-09-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Joshua Wahl
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Jennifer Gardiner and Timothy Evans. <br> <br> After several bail hearings, Wahl remains in custody pending trial. Wahl now appeals from the court's ruling at his most recent bail hearing declining to approve his proposed third-party... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Demitri Kardeem Scott
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Deonte Gaskins
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Deonte Gaskins, who was initially charged with evidence tampering on Oct. 18, was additionally charged with first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. ... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Lanyegia Juita David
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of heroin.... More...
$0 (10-28-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Jonathan Tylor Herra
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and possession and access with intent to view child pornography.<br> <br> Google A.I.<br> <br> Federal laws on child exploitation, primarily outlined in Chapter 110 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, define and impose severe penalties for crimes such as producing and distributing child porno... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Sean Mobley </h1></h1>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with near fatal overdose of an adult victim and the fatal overdose of a minor victim. The defendant also pleaded guilty today to a felon in possession of firearms charge filed through a separate federal indictment in July.<br> <br> A Wasilla man pleaded guilty today to distributing carfentanil to two people, resulting in ... More...
$0 (10-09-2025 - AK)center><h1> United States of America v. Sean Mobley </h1></h1>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing carfentanil resulting in the death of a 16-year-old girl.<br> <br> <br> A Wasilla man pleaded guilty today to distributing carfentanil to two people, resulting in the near fatal overdose of an adult victim and the fatal overdose of a minor victim. The defendant also pleaded guilty today to a felon in poss... More...
$0 (10-09-2025 - AK)Ryan A. Johnston v. Taffany G. Adkins, f/k/a Tiffany G. Johnston
Anchorage, Alaska, family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce action.<br> <br> The parties were married for for 16 years and operated a company together for 8 years.... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Joshua Gibbs
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Joshua Gibbs, age 36, is accused of shooting and killing Charles Jackson, Jr., age 49, in the parking lot of the Circle K gas station and convenience store on C Street and West 36th Avenue.... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Caleb French
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2), which provides:<br> <br> (a) Any person who—<br> (1) knowingly transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce by any means including by computer or mails,... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Angela Marie Jasper
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony. ... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - Ak)State of Alaska v. Mark D. Huntington
Nanana, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor in April of 2019.<br> <br> Mark Huntington, age 42, of Galena for sexually abusing a minor in April of 2019. Immediately following the return of the jury's guilty verdict, Mr. Huntington stipulated to an aggravating factor – that he was 10 or more years older than the victim he was con... More...
$0 (03-19-2021 - AK)United States of America v. James Michael Wells
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering two co-workers at a U.S.<br> Coast Guard maintenance facility.<br> <br> This case concerns the extent to which the funds in a federal retirement savings account, known as a Thrift<br> Savings Plan ("TSPâ€) account,1 are available to compensate crime victims under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act<... More...
$0 (09-27-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Jacob Berkey
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Jacob Berkey, age 19, is accused of killing Kawena Naleieha, age 26, whose body was found near the 100 block of North Post Road.... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Joseph D. Emerson
Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reckless endangerment and Interference with Flight Crew Members and Attendants<br> <br> Joseph D. Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, was sitting in an extra seat in the cockpit during a flight on Oct. 22, 2023, when he tried to cut fuel to the engines.<br> <br> Joseph D. Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines p... More...
$0 (09-07-2025 - AK)Elias Nystrom v. Khana Marine Ltd., et al.
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Longshore and Harbor<br> Workers' Compensation Act claim.<br> <br> Elias Nystrom slipped and injured his shoulder while moving frozen cargo<br> aboard a vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He brought this maritime negligence<br> action against the vessel's owners (Defendants) under the Longshore and Harbor<br> Workers' Compensatio... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Chue Yang
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> On Nov. 3, 2019, just after midnight, Chue Yang called a family member to report that his wife, Nancy, was dead. The couple had been at a nearby family party that evening, and Nancy, 29, had left the party without Yang less than an hour before the shooting. When Nancy left the party, she threatened to... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Jean Fank-Tritt
Fairbsanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer representing Defendant charged with assault.<br> <br> On Wednesday, August 21, 2025, at approximately 2348 hours the Fairbanks Police Department received a call to Bridget Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701, in reference to an assault. The victim reported that Jean Frank-Tritt, 44-year-old of Venetie, assaulted her, causing injury, before fleeing the scene. ... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Jacob Peter </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in a fatal overdose </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Fairbanks man indicted for distributing fentanyl resulting in a fatal overdose</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b>... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Donny Ray Moreno
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Simeon Phillip Cabansag
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy, misrepresentation of Indian produced goods, and wire fraud.<br> <br> "39-year-old Cameron Losi, also known as Cameron Lawrence, worked as a salesperson for Alaska Stone Arts LLC in Ketchikan. Federal investigators say between 2016 and 2021, he and others conspired to sell hundreds of carvings and totem pol... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - AK)Lilah Moss v. Country Financial d/b/a Country Preferred Insurance Company
Anchorage, Alaska insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, 3AN-25-04081, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> In Alaska, insurance bad faith occurs when an insurer unreasonably denies or delays payment of a valid claim... More...
$0 (08-07-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Pavlik, Vincent Jacobson, Kyle Dierick, Michael Babic, Timothy Ross </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with illegal illegally harvesting halibut </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Five commercial fishermen charged in illegal halibut fishing conspiracy</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - AK)United States of America v. Dennis Jackson, Jr.
Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2250) outlines the offense of failing to register as a sex offender, specifically under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). It's a federal crime for certain sex offenders to knowingly fail to register or ... More...
$0 (06-05-2025 - AK)Kathleen Boland v. Columbia Properties Anchorage LP, doing business as Anchorage Marriot
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on sued on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In Alaska, premises liability law dictates that property owners have a duty to maintain a reasonably safe environment for lawful visitors and can be held responsible for injuries caused by hazardous conditions on their property. This means they must address ... More...
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