The Justice Department announced Wednesday the awarding of $69,632,900 through 212 awards in the Department’s Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) program, which provides support to American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the country to enhance services for victims of crime, consistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act. These awards will fund […]
ANCHORAGE – An Eagle River man was arrested Tuesday in Illinois on criminal charges related to his alleged trafficking of firearms from Alaska to California. According to court documents, Cornelius Leon William Smith, 32, purchased 9 firearms on behalf of other individuals while falsely stating that he was the true purchaser, bought a gun in […]
“We’re looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses and for general lawlessness where it might not otherwise be obvious,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, head of the subcommittee. The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has created a subcommittee to deal with “outstanding issues,” including potential […]
WASHINGTON — Carrying on a long-established tradition, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) plans to deploy teams of federal observers around the country on Election Day next month while requiring the FBI to receive high-level approval for politically sensitive investigations that might call into question the integrity of the election. At stake in the Nov. 8 congressional […]
