ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Homer big game transporter was sentenced Monday to five years’ probation for providing big game transportation services for four illegally taken black bears in the Kenai Peninsula. According to court documents, Travis Larson, 49, has been a licensed big game transporter since 2010, and provides transporter services through his company, Alaska […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Southeast Alaska commercial fisherman was sentenced today to six months in prison for falsifying fishing records in violation of the Lacey Act and illegally taking a sperm whale in violation of the Endangered Species Act. According to court documents, between October and November 2020, Dugan Paul Daniels, 55, of Coffman Cove, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Tuesday to over 13 years in prison and will serve three years on supervised release for robbing a bank while on supervised release for a previous federal bank robbery conviction. According to court documents, on July 13, 2024, James Surrells, 54, entered a local credit union and […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Michael J. Heyman was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Feb. 28, 2025. Mr. Heyman was sworn in on March 3, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess. He is serving on an interim basis as the U.S. Attorney for […]