JUNEAU, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging five southeast Alaska commercial fisherman with conspiring to illegally harvest halibut, in violation of the Lacey Act. According to court documents, Jonathan Pavlik, 43, of Yakutat, Vincent Jacobson, 51, of Yakutat, Kyle Dierick, 36, of Yakutat, Michael Babic, 42, of Cordova, and […]
The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The final defendant in a Southeast Alaska drug trafficking conspiracy pleaded guilty today to conspiring to traffic drugs and launder money connected to a transnational drug trafficking enterprise. According to court documents, on Aug. 24, 2022, U.S. […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse materials. According to court documents, Denali Brehmer, 22, and her co-conspirator Darin Schilmiller, 25, conspired to murder Cynthia Hoffman in June 2019 while Schilmiller was residing in Indiana. While they […]
Drug trafficking, violent crime, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death, continuing criminal enterprise and money laundering are among the charges against leaders, members and associates. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced Thursday that 53 people have been charged through nine indictments in connection with a large-scale organized […]