WASHINGTON – In an indictment unsealed Thursday, a federal grand jury in Anchorage, charged an Alaska dentist and his wife with tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States, bankruptcy fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and other federal crimes. According to the indictment, from approximately 2013 to present, Glenn and Saray Lockwood, of Kenai, evaded […]
Donald Trump’s chief of staff was on the voter rolls in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia while he peddled the “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was stolen. Mark Meadows—the chief of staff to former President Donald Trump and prominent purveyor of the “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was rigged through widespread voter […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was charged by information Monday and immediately pleaded guilty to passport fraud, health care benefits fraud, false statements relating to health care benefits, Social Security benefits fraud and false statements. According to court documents, William Joe Westfall, 72, was born in 1949 and served in the U.S. Navy from July […]
ANCHORAGE – Each year, taxpayers’ personal information is compromised through phishing scams or by unscrupulous tax preparers. With tax season kicking off Jan. 24, IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) wants taxpayers to be aware of tax-related fraud. “In the midst of the pandemic that has greatly affected us all, there are those that are using it […]