"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:

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)

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, AK: Personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered $454,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of an accident caused by the failure to exercise due care on the part of a federal government employee while driving a motor vehicle. ... More...    $1 (04-29-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, AK: Personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on medical negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of substandard medical care provided by a physician employed by the United States Government. ... More...    $1 (07-26-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, AK: Personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a medical negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damages as a direct result of substandard health care provided by a physician employed by the United States Government.... More...    $1 (04-21-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who as charged with embezzlement.

Joni Bryant, 44, embezzled nearly $175,000 from the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission (ANHSC), which was primarily funded through federal grants issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

The grants were intended to... More...    $0 (06-15-2021 - Ak)

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)

Anchorage, Alaska felony firearm possession charge criminal defense lawyer represented Justine J. Seley, age 36, with bing in possession of a registered firearm by an unregistered person.

According to court documents, on October 23, 2018, Seley possessed 7 rifles, 2 handguns and a receiver. All firearms were seized. One of the seized firearms was a short barreled DSA ZM4 .300 caliber ... More...    $0 (10-29-2020 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony gun possession.

John-Rexie Lagman, 23, of Anchorage was with illegally possessing a firearm within a designated school zone.

On July 2, 2019, two teenagers involved in a social medial dispute planned to fight at Williwaw Elementary School, recruiting friends to join them. The dispute turned viole... More...    $0 (09-29-2020 - 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)

We must decide whether an Alaska law regulating campaign contributions violates the First Amendment. At issue are Alaska’s limit on contributions made by individuals to candidates, its limit on contributions made by individuals to election-related groups, its limit on political party-to-candidate contributions, and its limit on the total funds a candidate may receive from out-of-state residents. T... More...    $0 (11-29-2018 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations

Defendants Responsible for Creating the “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnets Continue to Assist FBI as Part of their Sentencing

Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in creating and operating two botnets, which targeted “Internet of Things” (IoT) devic... More...    $0 (09-19-2018 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Chugiak Man Sentenced for Threatening Smithsonian Institution Employee by Email

A Chugiak man was sentenced for emailing threats to a local Smithsonian Institution employee.

Brandon McElroy, 33, of Chugiak, Alaska, was sentenced on January 18, 2018 by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to five years of probation with conditions that McElroy undergo me... More...    $0 (01-20-2018 - 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)

John Sturgeon would like to use his hovercraft in a national preserve to reach moose hunting grounds. The State of Alaska is fine with that;1 the federal government is not. Sturgeon’s case turns on which entity—state or federal—gets to decide the matter. On remand from the Supreme Court, we again conclude that the federal government properly exercised its authority to regulate hovercraft use on th... More...    $0 (10-02-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Dan Diamond sued Weidner Apartment Homes, Inc. and Francisco Blanco on negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have been injured and/or damages as a result of the failure of Blanco to exercise due care.... More...    $0 (05-23-2014 - 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)

Juneau, AK - Sex Offender Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

Twice Convicted Child Molester Produced Child Pornography While on Parole

Thomas Schopp, 52, resident of Juneau, Alaska, was sentenced to life imprisonment for production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a)(1).

Schopp had two prior convictions in state court for child molestation. In those cas... More...    $0 (08-01-2016 - AK)

Bethel, AK - Adrain Hoffman sued former Behtel Police Officer Aaron Fedolfi and Bethel Police Department on auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claimed to have been injured and/or damaged in a car wreck in Bethel in 2014 when, while he was handcuffed in the back seat of a police vehicle, Fedolfi failed to exercise due care in the operation of the vehicle that he was driving by speedin... More...    $140000 (07-16-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Former Anchorage Prosecutor Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison for Massive Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

Largest Money Laundering Scheme in Alaska History

A former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor was sentenced to 160 months in prison for perpetrating a massive wire fraud and money laundering scheme encompassing $52 million. This is t... More...    $45925737 (05-23-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Mine operator sentenced for polluting Alaska River

James Slade, of Calgary, Canada, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Slade was convicted of two Clean Water Act crimes for discharging polluted wastewater into the Salmon River as a result of his operation of the Platinum Creek Mine located in western Alaska. Slade was ordered ... More...    $0 (04-01-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Former Anchorage Prosecutor convicted in wire fraud and money laundering scheme amounting to $31 million

Largest money laundering scheme in Alaska history

A former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor Mark J. Avery was convicted of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of money laundering, one count of bank fraud, and one count of making false state... More...    $0 (03-01-2016 - AK)

On March 5, 2009, Sabil Mumin Mujahid was arrested in Anchorage, Alaska after officers found a firearm in the trunk of a car he had driven to the Nesbett Courthouse for a bail hearing on a pending state drug charge. Mujahid was taken to the Anchorage Correctional Complex, which provides
UNITED STATES V. MUJAHID4 housing for state prisoners as well as federal prisoners pursuant to a contract w... More...    $0 (08-30-2015 - AK)