ANCHORAGE — Thursday, the ACLU of Alaska and the law firm of Friedman Rubin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) on behalf of the family of James Rider, one of the 18 people who died while incarcerated in 2022. In addition, attorney Vance Sanders is filing a similar suit […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Washington state man was sentenced Monday for selling Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, Cristobal “Cris” Magno Rodrigo, 59, was sentenced to two years in federal prison. He is also required to make a $60,000 donation to […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Indiana man and Anchorage woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography. According to court documents, Darin Schilmiller, 25, and Denali Brehmer, 22, conspired to murder Cynthia Hoffman on or about June 2, 2019, while Schilmiller was residing in Indiana. While they were conspiring to murder Hoffman, they also conspired […]
Felon Burglarized Home of Elder Victim Taking Over 40 Firearms and Other Personal Items ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced on July 10, 2023, to six years in prison for possessing stolen firearms in September 2020, while being a twice-convicted felon for separate burglaries. He was also sentenced, the same day, to an […]