U.S. prosecutors say they have identified more than 170 people for potential criminal charges in connection with the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol and that they expect that number to run into the hundreds in the coming weeks as a massive nationwide hunt for the pro-Trump rioters continues. Michael Sherwin, the […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are reporting an increase in technical support scams in Alaska, and anticipate a further increase in the months leading up to the holiday season. Technical support fraud involves a criminal claiming to provide customer, security, or technical support to defraud individuals, and can disproportionately victimize […]
Anchorage, Alaska – The FBI’s Anchorage Field Office is providing public guidance on election crimes and security ahead of the Nov. 3, 2020 general election. States have primary responsibility for conducting free and fair elections, and the FBI stands ready to investigate federal election crimes. Nationwide, the FBI has initiated public awareness messaging […]
13 Pounds of Methamphetamine, Two Pounds of Cocaine Seized in Alaska Anchorage, Alaska – On Oct. 7, 2020, the FBI Anchorage Field Office Safe Streets Task Force (SSTF), arrested Margus Gipson, a/k/a “Melly Mel,” 35, of Compton, California, pursuant to a federal arrest warrant issued in FBI Los Angeles’ investigation known as “Operation Klondike.” […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Today, the FBI’s Anchorage Field Office is providing public guidance on election crimes and security ahead of the Nov. 3, 2020 general election. States have primary responsibility for conducting free and fair elections, and the FBI stands ready to investigate federal election crimes. Nationwide, the FBI has initiated public awareness messaging […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers Thursday that Russia is not letting up in its efforts to sway the outcome of the November presidential election, backing earlier assessments from U.S. counterintelligence officials that Moscow’s main goal is to damage the campaign of Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. Wray, testifying before the […]
Nome police announced on Sunday that a vehicle and its driver who they sought for information they may have in connection with the disappearance of Florence Okpealuk, age 33, has been located. Okpealuk has been missing since August 31. She was last seen on West Beach that day. She is described as standing 5’2″ […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Douglass Gordon Doggett, 43, of Anchorage, has been charged with sexual exploitation of children, distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. The criminal complaint alleges that, from November 2019 […]
Report reveals disproportionate impacts on Alaska Native and African American populations, among other significant findings ANCHORAGE, AK – The University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center has released Homicide in Alaska: 1976 – 2016, a new report that compiles 41 years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Report. While the […]