Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendant changed with first-degree murder.

        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 before the open... More...    $0 (03-25-2011 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with production of child pornography.

Timothy Swensen, Jr., 30, sent sexually explicit text messages, including a series of images depicting his ongoing sexual abuse of a female toddler, to a vulnerable young adult whom he had previously sexually assaulted. During the interview with detectives, the adult victim shared the... More...    $0 (10-17-2022 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wo counts of online enticement or coercion in relation involving two victims.

Alex Asino, 34, was indicted in November 2019 on counts involving child sex trafficking, production and distribution of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor.

Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of onlin... More...    $0 (03-29-2022 - AK)

Juneau, Alaska criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm.

Pharoah Akhenaten, aka Curtis Burchfield, 41, pulled a firearm on a Juneau police officer in an effort to stop his arrest on an underlying warrant. Due to prior felony convictions punishable by more than one year in prison, Akhenaten is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammuni... More...    $0 (02-09-2022 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska Criminal Defense Sexual Exploitation of a Child Lawyer

Keon Aspaas, 33, of Eagle River, was charged with sexually exploiting a child - production and attempted production of child pornography.

According to court documents, in early March of 2019, Aspaas entered an Eagle River residence where he knew that minors were having a sleepover. While in the residence, he... More...    $0 (12-28-2020 - AK)

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.

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)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Abel Cruz-Perez with distribution of meth and money laundering.

An Anchorage man was sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, and for laundering drug proceeds through an auto loan for his Mercedes Benz.

Abel Cruz-Perez, 24, of Anchorage, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, by Sr. U.S. District Judge ... More...    $0 (01-29-2020 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Donald Eugene Phillips with failing to register as a sex offender.

Donald Eugene Phillips, 37, of Chugiak, was sentenced today by Sr. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to serve nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for failing to register as a sex offender. In July 2019, Phillips was charged wit... More...    $0 (12-05-2019 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Jose Luis Arenas with:

Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Federal Individual Income Tax Returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206.

Jose Luis Arenas, 65, pled guilty to 5 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal individual income tax returns with a clientele primarily of Spanish-speaking memb... More...    $0 (11-10-2019 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - California Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Federal Drug and Gun Offenses in Anchorage

A California man was sentenced on March 9, 2017 for federal drug and gun offenses in Anchorage.

Abreain Terron Dalton, 36, of Victorville, California, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 15 years in prison, followed by a five-year term of supervi... More...    $0 (03-19-2018 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $750,000 and for Submitting False Tax Returns

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.

Raenette K. Yangson, 42, of ... More...    $0 (01-29-2018 - AK)

Wells’ convictions arise out of the deaths of Richard W. Belisle and James A. Hopkins, federal employees and Wells’ co-workers at the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”) antenna maintenance facility, located at the USCG Communication Station (“COMMSTA”) on Kodiak Island, Alaska. COMMSTA consists of two main buildings: a large operations center, known as T1; and the antenna maintenance facility, or ... More...    $0 (12-21-2017 - AK)

Defendant-Appellant James Michael Wells (“Wells”) appeals from his jury trial convictions for two counts of First Degree Murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1111(a), (b); two counts of Murder of a Federal Employee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1111; and two counts of Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence Resulting in Death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c), (j). Wells was se... More...    $0 (12-20-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Judge Imposes 9-Year Sentence on 14-Time Felon For Possessing Firearms

An Anchorage man was sentenced in federal court on Friday, November 3, 2017, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The man possessed three handguns -- two of which were stolen -- after having been convicted of at least 14 prior felony convictions.

According to As... More...    $0 (11-09-2017 - AK)

It is a crime to produce outside the United States a visual
depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and
to then transport that visual depiction into the United States.
18 U.S.C. § 2251(c). It is also a crime to attempt to produce
and transport into the United States a visual depiction of a
minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. 18 U.S.C.
§ 2251(e).More...    $0 (09-29-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Group Responsible for ATM Thefts Pleads Guilty

The group responsible for ATM thefts at several local Alaska banks pleaded guilty July 26, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.

Adrian Cheyne Turnbow, 26, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging him with possession of stolen bank property. As part of his plea, Turnbow admitted his involvement in fo... More...    $0 (07-30-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Seafood Processing Company and Owner Sentenced to Pay $60k for Dumping Oil and Raw Sewage

East West Seafoods LLC, a State of Washington company, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a total of $50,000 in fines for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Clean Water Act, and the Refuse Act by intentionally discharging oily bilge water and raw sewage in... More...    $0 (03-21-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Kodiak Strip Boat Owner Sentenced to Probation and Fine

Darren Byler, 56, resident of Zachar Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, was sentenced to five years’ probation and a fine of $10,000, for violating the Refuse Act and making false statements to Coast Guard officials.

Byler was convicted in December 2015 after an 11-day trial. According to the evidence at trial, Kimb... More...    $0 (01-29-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Alaska Inmate Sentenced for Identity Theft and Filing False Income Tax Returns

Earl Worthy, 41, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraudulent tax refund scheme. The court also ordered Worthy to pay $159,628 in restitution to the IRS. Worthy pleaded guilty on May 9, 2016, to conspiracy to defraud the government, mail fraud, and aggravated identity thef... More...    $0 (11-28-2016 - AK)

Spokane, WA - Spokane Doctor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following a Jury Verdict for 12 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Children

Craig A. Morgenstern, age 47, of Nine Mile Falls, Washington was sentenced to 12 life terms in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of 12 counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. Senior United States District Judge W. Fremming Nielsen also ... More...    $0 (08-08-2016 - AK)