This Day in Alaska History-December 1st, 1922
Anchorage Doctor and Husband Plead Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Health Care, Tax Fraud Schemes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage doctor and her husband pleaded guilty Tuesday to executing a $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the profits of their decades-long scheme. According to court documents, Dr. Claribel Tan, 61, and her husband, Daniel Tan, 70, operated a rheumatology medical clinic in […]
Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Prescribing Drugs Without a Medical Purpose
(Anchorage, AK) – On June 6, following a multi-week trial, an Anchorage jury found 57-year-old Kris Rhodes Kile guilty of 10 counts of felony Second-Degree Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance and 2 counts of Third-Degree Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance. The evidence at trial established that Kile prescribed fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and diazepam to six […]
Wasilla doctor, business owner arrested, charged with possessing child pornography
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Wasilla doctor practicing at Alaska Brain Center was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging him with possessing child pornography. Sponsler also owns Alaska Music and Arts, a music, karate and dance studio for children. According to court documents, on March 17, 2025, Jeffrey Sponsler, […]