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United States of America v. Jacob Cotton
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 pills were available for purchase, and sold pills to multiple people, including a 44-year-old man.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dr. Claribel Tan and Daniel Tan
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 prescribed injectable medications to treat those conditions. Although these conditions are often chronic,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Fisher, Joseph Poling, and Toni Vanveen
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 of a vessel that obstructs navigable waters. According to court documents filed relating to three
View VerdictState of Alaska v. Brandon Michael Dale McGuffey
Ketchikan, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.
View VerdictUnited 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 this conduct in relation to one minor victim from an incident occurring in October 2025, but Valdez is
View VerdictUnited 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 overdosed. The adult victim was revived by Naloxone. Law enforcement later determined that the powder
View VerdictUnited 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 created email account with information stolen from a victim. Starr used the victim’s stolen identity and
View VerdictUnited 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 methamphetamine. In April 2025, multiple search warrants were authorized for various locations associated
View VerdictUnited 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 and six grams of heroin. In March 2024, Reed also sold over 27 grams of a mixture containing metham
View VerdictState 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.
View VerdictState 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. Police responded to that incident. Dumpson was angry at his neighbors and proceeded to yell homophob
View VerdictState 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>
View VerdictState 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>
View VerdictState 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 custodian.<br> <br> At the bail hearing, Wahl requested that the court approve Nathaniel Landry as
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Demitri Kardeem Scott
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.
View VerdictState 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.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lanyegia Juita David
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of heroin.
View VerdictUnited 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 pornography, child sex trafficking, and online enticement<br> <br> . Federal jurisdiction is established
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sean Mobley
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 the near fatal overdose of an adult victim and the fatal overdose of a minor victim. The defendant a
View Verdictcenter> United States of America v. Sean Mobley
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 possession of firearms charge filed through a separate federal indictment in July.<br> <br> According to
View VerdictRyan 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.
View VerdictState 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.
View VerdictUnited 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, any visual depiction, if—<br> (A) the producing of such visual depiction involves the use of
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Angela Marie Jasper
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.
View VerdictState 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 convicted of abusing. For his conviction for Sexual Abuse of Minor in the Second Degree, Mr. Huntingto
View VerdictUnited 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 ("TSP”) account,1 are available to compensate crime victims under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act<br> of 1996 ("MVRA”). TSPs are part of a larger statute, the Federal Employees' Retirement Sys
View VerdictState 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.
View VerdictUnited 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 pilot, was sitting in an extra seat in the cockpit during a flight on Oct. 22, 2023, when he tried to
View VerdictElias 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' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). The district court granted partial<br> summary judgment to Defendants
View VerdictState 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 divorce Yang if he stayed too late. When the family members received the call from Yang telling the
View VerdictState 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. Due to the domestic nature of their relationship the charge of Assault in the Fourth Degree is bein
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jacob Peter
<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><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment chargin
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Donny Ray Moreno
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
View VerdictUnited 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 poles—imported from the Philippines—as authentic Alaska Native-made art.<br> <br> The sto
View VerdictLilah 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, or engages in other unfair claims handling practices, putting its own financial interests ahead of
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jonathan Pavlik, Vincent Jacobson, Kyle Dierick, Michael Babic, Timothy Ross
<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 federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging five southeast Alaska commercial fishe
View VerdictUnited 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 update their registration as required by SORNA, including those who travel in interstate or foreign
View VerdictKathleen 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 potential dangers like slip and falls, inadequate security, or dog bites if they knew or should have
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Devaughn Odne Crayton
Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Federal firearm laws regulate the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms in the United States. These laws are primarily enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Key legislation includes the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) and the National Firearms Act (NFA). <br> Key aspects of federal firearm law:<br> <br> Licensing:<br> Federal
View VerdictHarold Kiyukldook v. United States of America
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued individually and on behalf of M.K., a minor child, on Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2674) medical malpractice theories.<br> <br> The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows individuals to sue the federal government for damages caused by the negligence or wrongful acts of federal employees. Essentially, it waives the government's sovereign immunity, allowing individuals to seek compensation for injuries or property da
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Nha Xiong
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 you. Call 833-200-3094 if you need help finding a lawyer.<br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Stormy Jessye Cleveland
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with:<br> <br> 21:846 and 841(a)(1),(b)(1)(C) CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE AND POSSESS WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES<br> and<br> 18:1956(h) MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY<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 mig
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher J. Awbery
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of a fiream in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).<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 you. Call 833-200-3094 if you need help finding a lawyer.<br>
View VerdictJean Kashikov v. Kristi Noem
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with<br> <br> Appeal of a Deportation Order<br> <br> This case was one of numerous lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's abrupt termination of immigration visas—mostly student or work visas—with no notice to the visa-holders and with dubious or no legal basis. You can see all of the cases here.<br> <br> On April 23, 2025, an international student—attending school on an F-1 visa--filed this
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jacob Centeno
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 assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link
View VerdictDuley Lyons v. Cindy Butts
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> The Plaintiff, Duley Lyons, was an inmate at Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) in Palmer, Alaska, who was released in 2008. The Defendant, Cindy Betts, was the Superintendent and Head Warden of Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) during the time Plaintiff was housed there and for some time after Plaintiff's release. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff alleges during his tim
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Simeon Phillip Cabansag
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 see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you. Call 833-200
View VerdictBrittney M. and Andrew J.
Palmer, Alaska famiyl law lawyer represented the Defendant in a custody dispute.<br> <br> <br> Brittney M. and Andrew J.[1] were married and have two daughters. They have had several custody arrangements since their divorce in 2017. Each of them subsequently remarried. Beginning in December 2019, they shared joint legal custody and split physical custody on a 65/35 basis. The children spent weekdays with Brittney and three weekends each month with Andrew during the school year.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Karey McLeish, Rebekah Walker
<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 institutions </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an
View VerdictDavid Griffith v. Roger Hemphill, et al.
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED), malicious prosecution, and abuse of process case.<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help.<br> <br> <br> The former landlord sued the tenants and thei
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