Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud by stealing identities and creating false identification documents.
Two out-of-state residents charged with stealing Alaskan identities to target local financial institution... More...    $0 (05-22-2025 - AK)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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.

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)

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 - 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)

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)

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)

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 - Anchorage Man Sentenced to a Combined 18 Years for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Firearms Offenses

Bernard Yamura White, 36, of Anchorage was sentenced July 25, 2017 to 15 years in federal prison for charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses. White, a third-time felony drug offender, also received a consecutive three-year sentence for v... More...    $0 (07-30-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Alaska Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Role in Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

Hakim Giddins, 36, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to serve 16 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought controlled substances, including heroin and methamphetamine, into Alaska. On ... More...    $0 (06-12-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Husband and Wife Convicted of Wire Fraud for Faking Burglary

Arnold Wesley Flowers, II, and his wife, Miranda May Flowers, were found guilty by a jury of 12 counts of wire fraud as part of their scheme to defraud State Farm Insurance.

Arnold Wesley Flowers, II, age 41, and Miranda May Flowers, age 31, both of Anchorage, were tried before U.S. District Judge Sharo... More...    $0 (12-16-2016 - 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)

Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Man Convicted of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Firearms as a Felon

A jury in Anchorage found Arnold Wesley Flowers, II, age 41, guilty of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and possession of firearms as a felon. The jury also agreed that Flowers should forfeit $19,275 in drug proceeds and two firearms.

... More...    $0 (10-26-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - California Man Sentenced for Role in Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

Robert Craggs was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Craggs pleaded guilty on May 27, 2016, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and conspiracy to launder money. Craggs’ co-conspirators were previously sentenced.

According to... More...    $0 (10-16-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Felon in Possession of Firearms

Martin Ray Lewis, 49, of Anchorage, was sentenced to serve 96 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, followed by five years of supervised release. Lewis was also sentenced to 70 months in prison for being... More...    $0 (07-29-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - California Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug and money laundering conspiracy

Joseph Cecil, aka “Kevin Dupree,” 53, of Sacramento, California, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Cecil pleaded guilty on December 22, 2015, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and conspiracy to launder money. His co... More...    $0 (03-25-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Plastic Surgeon sentenced to prison for wire fraud and tax evasion

Defendant concealed bank accounts in Panama and Costa Rica from the IRS

An Anchorage plastic surgeon was sentenced to 48 months in prison for wire fraud and tax evasion.

Dr. Michael D. Brandner, 67, of Anchorage, Alaska, was convicted by a federal jury in November 2015 of four co... More...    $0 (05-06-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Man sentenced to 84 months in prison for role in large-scale money laundering conspiracy

David Edward Frazier, of Anchorage, previously pled guilty to conspiring with others launder the proceeds of drug trafficking. As part of his guilty plea, Frazier admitted that he sold nearly three kilograms of heroin and ten kilograms of cocaine and then delivered the cash ... More...    $0 (04-18-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Long-Time Drug Trafficker And Money Launderer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Supplying Drugs To Alaska And Missouri

Steven Nicholas Taylor, aka “Nicky”, aka “Louie V”, 44, was sentenced in Alaska U.S. District Court for his convictions in two separate federal cases. In the Alaska case, Taylor was sentenced on his pleas of guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled... More...    $0 (09-23-2015 - 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)

Anchorage, AK - Couple Sentenced For Drug, Gun, And Money Laundering Crimes

An Anchorage couple was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 135 months and 72 months respectively for their involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering, and gun crimes.

Daniel Martin Harris, 28, of Anchorage, Alaska, previously pled guilty to drug trafficking ... More...    $0 (07-25-2015 - AK)

Challenged in this case are land and water use permits allowing intensive
mineral exploration on State land. The main question we address is whether the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had to give public notice before issuing the
permits. Because the Alaska Constitution requires public notice when interests in land
are transferred, the answer to this question depends on wheth... More...    $0 (05-29-2015 - AK)

ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that James R. Back, 60, of Soldotna, Alaska, was convicted of seven federal tax crimes in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. After three days of trial and one hour of deliberations, the jury of eight women and four men convicted Back on all charges. Back, who is employed by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company as a pipeline technicia... More...    $0 (10-02-2014 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Sun Sims, 52, of Anchorage, entered a guilty plea to mail fraud, conspiracy to launder money, and conspiracy to make false statements regarding the distribution of cigarettes. Sims conspired with others to defraud the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) by evading the payment of cigarette excise tax.

According to the plea a... More...    $0 (09-05-2014 - AK)

Anthony Gadson and Willie Wilson appeal their
convictions for conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams
of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute controlled
substances, and possession of firearms in furtherance of their
conspiracy and possession of controlled substances. Wilson
also appeals his conviction for retaliation against a witness.
On appeal, they challeng... More...    $0 (08-19-2014 - AK)

We address whether copyright registration of a collective work registered the component works within it.

Facts

This case was dismissed for failure to state a claim, so we assume for purposes of analysis that the facts were as pleaded in the complaint.

Alaska Stock, a stock photography agency, registered large numbers of photographs at a time, listing only some of the authors a... More...    $0 (03-18-2014 - AK)

Donnel Johnson, a/k/a, “Creep,� age 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on Friday, February 21, 2014, by United States District Court Chief Judge Ralph R. Beistline. Johnson received a sentence of 216 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release on charges related to a drug conspiracy. Johnson was also ordered to forfeit vehicles and jewelry derived from drug trafficking.
<... More...    $0 (02-21-2014 - AK)

The primary issue in this consolidated appeal is the validity and interpretation of a roadway easement granted to meet a borough's subdivision plat-waiver requirements. The borough later approved a nearby subdivision project contingent on upgrading the easement roadway. The owners of the servient estate first insisted that the developer maintain his roadway upgrade within the original 50-foot eas... More...    $0 (11-30--0001 - AK)

This case involves a dispute over the disposition of a deceased Alaska
attorney’s interest in attorney’s fees from his participation, through a joint venture, in the
Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation. The attorney’s sister, individually and on behalf of their mother’s trust, asserted claims to the attorney’s fees, and the attorney’s estate opposed those claims. The parties sett... More...    $0 (05-03-2013 - AK)

A woman purchased a home and fell behind on her mortgage payments.
Despite the bank having agreed to postpone a foreclosure sale, the bank proceeded with
the sale. After the woman threatened suit, the bank re-purchased the home and entered
into settlement negotiations with the woman; the bank promised to re-convey the property to the woman so that she could proceed with a sale to a thi... More...    $0 (05-17-2013 - AK)

A motorcyclist was involved in a single-vehicle accident resulting in a cut
on his head and minor damage to his motorcycle. The accident involved no other
drivers, vehicles, or property. Because the motorcycle was not insured at the time of the accident, the State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended the driver’s license. The motorcyclist ap... More...    $0 (04-12-2013 - AK)

This appeal arises from a declaratory action filed by an insurer to clarify the terms of its duties under a policy. The underlying tort action resulted from a car accident in which the insured, while driving a rental truck, hit a person who was lying in the middle of the road. Both the driver and the person struck were intoxicated, as was a passenger in the truck. The person who was struck died fr... More...    $0 (01-25-2013 - AK)

M.P., through his parents, appeals the district court’s ruling that the Anchorage School District (“ASDâ€�) did not deny M.P. a free and appropriate public education (“FAPEâ€�) because the failure to develop an updated Individualized Education Program (“IEPâ€�) was mostly attributable to his “parents’ litigious approach.â€� The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEAâ€�) m... More...    $0 (07-20-2012 - AK)

1. Alaska’s probate nonclaim statute, AS 13.16.460, provides that claims against an estate arising before the decedent’s death are barred unless presented: (1) within four months of the first publication of notice to creditors; (2) within three years of death if no notice to creditors is published; or (3) within limits specified by other applicable statutes of limitations.1 The statute also ba... More...    $0 (05-25-2012 - AK)