Anchorage Accountant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medical Practice

Anchorage Accountant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medical Practice

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Anchorage accountant who was indicted along with her husband to 39 counts that included bank fraud, wire fraud, fraudulent transactions with an access device, and aggravated identity theft in September of 2017 has pleaded guilty in a plea agreement according to the Department of Justice on Tuesday. 53-year-old Jill Diane Applebury, aka: “Jill Wetzsteon who was the […]

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Opium/Meth Distribution Conspiracy

Anchorage Man Sentenced for Opium/Meth Distribution Conspiracy

It was announced by the Justice Department’s U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder on Wednesday that Anchorage man Kao  Ching Saelee, age 51, was sentenced for his part in a drug conspiracy uncovered in 2016. According to the announcement, Saelee was sentenced to 50 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute opium and possession of methamphetamine on Monday. He […]

Fairbanks Escapee Runs from Law Second Time

Fairbanks Escapee Runs from Law Second Time

Alaska State Troopers are once again searching for 38-year-old Fairbanks resident Michael Bracht who fled his Court Approved Third Party Custodian just hours before he was to remand himself to serve his jail term. Bracht had initially escaped from the North Star Center on August 19th of last year. After his escape, Bracht took Fairbanks […]