ANCHORAGE – A district judge convicted a South African national Wednesday for unlawfully procuring naturalization in the United States. According to court documents, between June and September 2019, Brian Steven Smith applied for and obtained naturalization by making false statements in connection with his application for U.S. citizenship in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1425(a) and […]
This case is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division. ANCHORAGE – The former general manager of an Anchorage business was sentenced Tuesday to nearly five years in prison and is required to pay nearly $3 million in restitution for defrauding the business of millions, while also committing tax evasion. In […]
ANCHORAGE – U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman announced today that Marianne Rolland, 73, of Anchorage, pled guilty to billing the Veterans Health Administration for more than $2 million in fraudulent claims. According to court documents, between 2020 and February 2026, Rolland owned and operated White Raven Healing Services, LLC, and falsely represented herself to the […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel evacuated two avalanche victims near Eklutna Lake, earliedr this month, following a mission request from the Alaska State Troopers to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The AKANG accepted the mission and dispatched JBER-based rescue assets from the 176th Wing’s rescue squadrons. A 210th Rescue Squadron […]