Wasilla man receives 30-year sentence for distribution of carfentanil, resulting in one fatal and one non-fatal overdose

Wasilla man receives 30-year sentence for distribution of carfentanil, resulting in one fatal and one non-fatal overdose

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Wasilla man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison and will serve the rest of his life on court mandated supervision following release from federal custody for distributing carfentanil to two people, resulting in the near fatal overdose of an adult victim and the fatal overdose of a minor victim. […]

Alaska Attorney General Seeks Clarification of Airline Policies Undermining Drug Interdiction in Alaska

Alaska Attorney General Seeks Clarification of Airline Policies Undermining Drug Interdiction in Alaska

(Anchorage, AK) –  Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox this week sent a letter to Alaska Airlines seeking clarification of company policies that discourage employees from cooperating with law enforcement efforts to interdict illegal drugs entering Alaska. The letter outlines Alaska’s drug crisis and the state’s unique vulnerability as a geographically isolated destination where virtually all […]

Anchorage man sentenced to 20 years for leading local drug trafficking conspiracy

Anchorage man sentenced to 20 years for leading local drug trafficking conspiracy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man currently serving a 20-year term of incarceration was sentenced yesterday to an additional 20 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization that was responsible for trafficking over eight kilograms of dangerous drugs in Alaska. According to court documents, from April to December 2023, Rodney Godwin, 51, organized […]

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 3 Years for Prescribing Drugs Without Medical Purpose

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 3 Years for Prescribing Drugs Without Medical Purpose

(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter sentenced 58-year-old Kris Rhodes Kile to five years with two years suspended, or three years to serve for prescribing controlled substances without a medical purpose. Kile will be on probation for four years upon her release from incarceration. In May 2025, after a multi-week trial, […]

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