Former tribal council employee charged with embezzlement, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft

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Former tribal council employee charged with embezzlement, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Dillingham man with federal crimes associated with a scheme to steal funds from the Curyung Tribal Council while he served as an accountant/ IT specialist. According to court documents, from October 2023 to February 2024, William Corbett, 35, stole […]

First Tribal Community Response Plans Adopted in Alaska

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First Tribal Community Response Plans Adopted in Alaska

ANCHORAGE – In a first for Alaska, the Curyung Tribal Council of Dillingham and the Native Village of Unalakleet unanimously approved their Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRP) as part of the Department of Justice’s national MMIP Initiative.  “The adoption of these plans marks a major milestone in finding lasting […]