JUNEAU – A bill creating a system to fairly compensate those wrongfully convicted in Alaska will be the subject of public testimony next week in the Alaska Legislature. House Bill 55, sponsored by Representative Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks), has been scheduled for a public hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at […]
A soldier stationed at Fort Wainwright, 28-year-old Stephen Michael St. Hilaire, was sentenced to 6 years in Federal prison for possession of child pornography by U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline on Tiesday, it was revealed by the Justice Department. The conviction and sentencing on the charges stems from an investigation carried out by […]
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 […]