Alaska Bank Fraud Law
<H2> <center> United States of America v. Dusty Starr </h2> </center>
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> <center> United States of America v. Jonathan Tylor Herra </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Simeon Phillip Cabansag </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> Lilah Moss v. Country Financial d/b/a Country Preferred Insurance Company </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Nha Xiong </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344.<br> <br> MoreLaw’s goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent... More...
$0 (05-16-2025 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jacob Centeno </h2> </center>
Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> 18:1028A(a)(1) AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT;<br> 18:1349 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD;<br> 18:1343 WIRE FRAUD;<br> 18:1956(h), 18:1956(a)(1)(B)(i) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MONEY LAUNDERING;<br> and<br> 18:1956(a)(1)(B)(i) MONEY LAUNDERING.<br> <br> MoreLaw’s goal is to help people seeking legal assistanc... More...
$0 (05-20-2025 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Simeon Phillip Cabansag </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Misrepresentation of Indian Produced Good in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1159(a) and (b)(1)(A)(i).<br> <br> MoreLaw’s goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - AK)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Karey McLeish, Rebekah Walker </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud by stealing identities and creating false identification documents. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two out-of-state residents charged with stealing Alaskan identities to target local financial institution... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - AK)<h1><center> United States of America v. James Wohlers </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and tax evasion </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former general manager of Anchorage business charged with wire fraud, tax evasion</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Ala... More...
$0 (12-26-2024 - ak)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jess Adams </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former city treasurer in Alaska sentenced to prison for wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Alaska ma... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - AK)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brian Corty </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Delta Junction man sentenced for “Bud and Breakfast†fraud scheme </h2></center><br> <br> A Delta Junction man was sentenced to two years in p... More...
$0 (05-03-2024 - AK)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jessica Joyce Spayd </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Anchorage, Alaska Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant with Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Former Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jessica Joyce Spayd (52) was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 30 years (360 months) imprisonment for illegally prescribing and dispensin... More...
$0 (01-14-2024 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Austin Nolan Dwight Rutherford </h2></center>
Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing over $579,000 from three banks and two federal credit unions while serving as an armed transport guard.<br> <br> Austin Nolan Dwight Rutherford, 29, was an armed transport guard for Axiom Armored Transport from January 2019 to March 2022. Axiom provided armed transportation of U.S. currency for several banks, cr... More...
$0 (12-08-2023 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Jessica Joyce Spayd </h2></center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with r illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids outside the scope of legitimate medical practice that resulted in the deaths of five people between 2014 and 2019. <br> <br> A jury convicted Jessica Joyce Spayd, age 52, on October 27, 2022, of 10 crimes including five counts of illegal drug distribution that resulted in de... More...
$0 (06-28-2023 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Austin Nolan Dwight Rutherford </h2></center>
Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft, embezzlement and misapplication of funds by a Person Connected in a Capacity with a Bank and Credit Union. <br> <br> Austin Nolan Dwight Rutherford, 29, of Juneau plead guilty to Bank and Credit Union Theft. Between January 21, 2019, and March 2022, Rutherford was an armed transport guard for Axiom Armored Transpor... More...
$0 (06-08-2023 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cristobal “Cris†Magno Rodrigo, Glenda Tiglao Rodrigo, and Christian Ryan Tiglao Rodrigo </h2> </center>
Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the Indian Arts and Crafts Act for crimes committed when they owned and operated several businesses in Ketchikan, Alaska, involving the sale of Philippine produced stone carvings and wood totem poles as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork. <br> <br> Between April 2016 through December 8, 2021, C... More...
$0 (05-08-2023 - AK)<h2> <center> Mechele K. Linehan v. State of Alaska </h2> </center>
"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:<br> <br> Presiding over the trial: The judge is responsible for maintaining order in the courtroom and ensuring that the trial proceeds fairly. This includes making rulings on evidentiary objections, instructing the jury on the law, and ensuring that both the prosecution and defense have a fair opportunity to pr... More...
$0 (02-05-2020 - AK)<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. John T. Carlin, III </h2> <center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendant changed with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â We consolidated these two cases to resolve the following question: What is the effect of the death of a criminal defendant while an appeal is pending? John Carlin III was convicted of first-degree murder. He appealed his conviction to the court of appeals and died... More...
$0 (03-25-2011 - AK)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jared Post and Levi Skulstad </h2> </center>
Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy, bank and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.<br> <br> According to court documents, Jared Post, 25, and Levi Skulstad, 26, defrauded multiple banks and individuals they viewed as vulnerable to scams between 2017 and 2021, obtaining at least $500,000. Post and Skulstad contacted individu... More...
$0 (06-28-2022 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Maquire Malo Levi </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempted bank robbery.<br> <br> Maquire Malo Levi, 24, spotted a running vehicle in the Dimond Center parking lot in November 2019. Levi got into the driver’s seat of the car and began to drive away. A 16-year-old-boy in the back seat of the vehicle punched the defendant at which point Levi elbowed the boy in the ... More...
$0 (04-18-2022 - AK)<h2> <center> Maureen Keating, et al. v. Nordstrom, Inc. </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK: Personal injury fraud claim lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on fraud theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of Defendant's dishonest and fraudulent acts, errors and/or omissions.... More...
$0 (03-15-2021 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Michael Don Robertson </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense health care fraud lawyer represented Dr. Michael Don Robertson, age 68, a former Anchorage psychiatrist, was charged with conspiracy to commit controlled substance fraud and one count of health care fraud. Robertson knowingly and intentionally distributed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical pur... More...
$0 (01-09-2021 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Kek Nyathor Bol </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska - Armed robbery criminal defense lawyer charged with bank rubbery and discharging a firearm during separate violent crimes on June 1, 2019, and June 15, 2019. <br> <br> As part of a plea agreement, Kek Nyathor Bol, age 22, admitted to entering a Cash America store on Gambell Street in Anchorage on June 1, 2019, with a Glock pistol. He fired a shot into the ceiling, threatened to ... More...
$0 (11-19-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Forrest Wright </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Criminal Law, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy, Money Laundering<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Anchorage_AK_FED.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The United States of America charged Forrest Wright, age 40, with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. <br> <br> From January 2012 to December 2019, Wright w... More...
$0 (09-20-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Luke Bunting </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/ak/images/anchorage.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Luke Bunting, age 23, with drug trafficking and money laundering.<br> <br> According to court documents, in 2018, a U.S. Postal Inspector in Anchorage seized three packages that contained various narcotics, which were addressed... More...
$0 (07-17-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America ex rel. Thomas Fidler v. Franklin Ellenson, M.D. and Alaska Neurology Center, L.L.C. </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - The United States of America sued Franklin Ellenson, M.D. and Alaska Neurology Center, L.L.C. claiming that the violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing for health care services not performed.<br> <br> Alaska Neurology Center LLC and its owner, Franklin Ellenson, M.D., have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the medical practice knowing... More...
$0 (06-09-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jay Osmond Gardner </h2> </center>
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center> <br> <br> Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Jay Osmond Gardner with identity theft a... More...
$0 (04-09-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Michael Joseph Nicholson </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"><br> </center><br> Anchorage, AK - Los Angeles Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Court for Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracies<br> <br> Michael Joseph Nicholson, 36, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for h... More...
$0 (10-15-2019 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Mark NOrman Hanes </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"><br> </center><br> Anchorage, AK - Sterling, Alaska Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison<br> <br> Search of Defendant’s Property Revealed Meth, Heroin, Guns, and $148,000 in Cash<br> <br> Mark Norman Hanes, 52, of Sterling, Alaska, was sentenced to eight years in prison, to be followe... More...
$0 (07-28-2019 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jill Diane Applebury, a/k/a "Jill Wetzsteon" </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"><br> </center><br> Anchorage, AK - Alaska Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Anchorage Medical Practice<br> <br> An Alaska woman has been sentenced in federal court for devising multiple schemes to defraud an Anchorage medical practice of at least $640,000. <br> <br> Jill Diane Ap... More...
$0 (04-02-2019 - ak)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Andrew Mac Saunders and Ian David Bowman </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"><br> </center><br> Alaska, AK - Two Fairbanks Men Plead Guilty to Federal Identity Theft Charges<br> <br> Andrew Mac Saunders, 43, and Ian David Bowman, 30, both of Fairbanks, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to federal identity theft charges. <br> <br> According to c... More...
$0 (03-16-2019 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Mitchell Zong </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Anchorage_v4.jpg"><br> </center><br> Anchorage, AK - Former Anchorage Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for International Money Laundering Conspiracy <br> <br> Mitchell Zong, 45, a former Anchorage resident, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 30 months in federal prison, and to pay a fine ... More...
$0 (12-09-2018 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Antonio Travis Stewart </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Anchorage1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Anchorage, AK - Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm<br> <br> Antonio Travis Steward, 41, of Anchorage, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason, to serve 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possess... More...
$0 (10-29-2018 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Paras Jha, Josiah White and Dalton Norman <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations<br> <br> Defendants Responsible for Creating the “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnets Continue to Assist FBI as Part of their Sentencing<br> <br> Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in creating and operating two botnets, which targeted “Internet of Things” (... More...
$0 (09-19-2018 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Zerisenay Gebregiorgis <br> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <center><font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </h2> </center> </font>
Anchorage, AK - Washington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine in Alaska<br> <br> Zerisenay Gebregiorgis, 36, a Washington resident, was sentenced on June 1, 2018 in Juneau by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 121 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. Gebregiorgi... More...
$0 (06-01-2018 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Zerisenay Gebregiorgis <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska - Juneau, Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Washington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine in Alaska<br> <br> Zerisenay Gebregiorgis, 36, a Washington resident, was sentenced on June 1, 2018 in Juneau by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 121 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. Gebregiorg... More...
$0 (06-09-2018 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Raenette K. Yangson <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $750,000 and for Submitting False Tax Returns<br> <br> An Anchorage woman was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to serve three years in federal prison for embezzling more than $750,000 from her employer, and for submitting false tax returns to the IRS.<br> <br> Raenette K. Yangson, 42, of ... More...
$0 (01-29-2018 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Terry Lee Keehn, II <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Wasilla Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking<br> <br> Terry Lee Keehn, II, 44, resident of Wasilla, Alaska, was sentenced on November 22, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 13 years, 10 months in prison, to be followed by a 10-year term of supervised release, for two counts of sex trafficking through force, fraud, and coercion.<br> <br> According to documents file... More...
$0 (11-28-2017 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Adrian Turnbow, Cristi Cozzetti, Jerd Thacker and Jordan Cook <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Group Responsible for ATM Thefts Sentenced<br> <br> The group responsible for ATM thefts at several Anchorage banks were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.<br> <br> Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess sentenced Adrian Turnbow, Christi Cozzetti, Jerd Thacker, and Jordan Cook for their roles in ATM thefts from banks in early 2017. All had previously pleaded guil... More...
$0 (10-14-2017 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Jill Diane Applebury and Darin Wade Applebury <P> <img width="300" src="http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/sah-res/medium/AK-01-SC018-002.jpg"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - Alaska Couple Charged with Defrauding Anchorage Medical Practice of at Least $550,000<br> <br> An Alaska couple has been charged for allegedly defrauding an Anchorage medical practice of at least $550,000. <br> <br> Jill Diane Applebury, aka: “Jill Wetzsteon,” 52, d/b/a Applebury Accounting Services, and her husband Darin Wade Applebury, 52, both of Anchorage, have been named i... More...
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