A Wasilla man has been sentenced to four years in prison for an elaborate phone scam that began in August of 2014, after a joint investigation by Mat-Su Valley State Troopers, Anchorage Police, Kenai Peninsula-based Troopers and the Office of Special Prosecutions in Anchorage, it was reported on Wednesday. On April 28th, 2015, troopers became […]
A 62-year-old former Ketchikan resident was sentenced in U.S. District court following his guilty plea to drug trafficking in April of this year, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday. U.S District Judge Timothy Burgess sentenced 62-year-old Alexander Barcena Singson to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his part in […]
An armed militia group has seized control of a federal government facility in a remote area of the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon. The group broke into the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Saturday after staging a march in the nearby town of Burns to protest the imminent imprisonment of two local ranchers […]
JERUSALEM—A top Israeli politician heads to prison after a long corruption scandal. Israel’s Supreme Court Tuesday partially overturned a bribery conviction against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. His sentence was reduced from six years to 18 months in prison. Olmert expressed relief, saying a great burden has been lifted from his heart. The ex-prime minister, […]