The Wasilla postal carrier who was accused of mail dumping and convicted of Desertion of Mail in April has been sentenced by Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith on Monday. 48-year-old Thomas Gerald Hilty, who worked as a postal carrier had, according to the Department of Justice, abandoned mail along his route, putting […]
Anchorage, Alaska Sept. 5, 2018 – An in-depth study by Better Business Bureau finds that, while consumers may write fewer checks in this era of electronic financial transactions, fake check scams are on the rise. Fake checks are used in a variety of frauds, from employment scams to prize and sweepstakes fraud. In all cases, victims deposit […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that six Anchorage residents have been sentenced for their roles in a local mail theft ring. The two lead defendants were sentenced this week, and were the last of six defendants to be sentenced in this case. Sara James, 31, was sentenced yesterday to serve 42 […]