FAIRBANKS – A Delta Junction, Alaska, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of threatening to murder a U.S. official, specifically Alaska’s two U.S. Senators. According to court documents, Jay Allen Johnson, 65, left a voicemail message on September 2, 2021, at the Washington D.C. office of Senator Lisa Murkowski containing several […]
Seattle galleries sold items fraudulently represented as Native American art Seattle – In two separate criminal cases, Western Washington artists are charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by representing themselves as Native American artists, when they have no tribal membership or heritage, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. The men, 52-year-old Lewis […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Timothy M. Burgess to over seven years in federal prison for possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Gian Carol Clemente Pangilinan, 25, was found guilty after a three-day federal jury trial in January 2020. According to […]
JUNEAU – A Las Cruces, New Mexico woman was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess Wednesday to 270 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on drug trafficking and firearms charges. According to the plea agreement, Christina Quintana aka “Lete,” 35, conspired to distribute and possess with intent to […]