September 15, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Department of Law warns Alaskans not to participate in a growing pyramid scheme called “The Blessing Loom.” The scam is currently believed to be operating in multiple communities across the state. The scam often uses a multi-layered octagon board called a “loom.” The layers of the “loom” […]
The “We Build the Wall” campaign, led by Iraq War veteran Brian Kolfage, raised over $25 million. Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was arrested and charged Thursday for his alleged role in “defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors” related to the anti-immigrant “We Build the Wall” campaign. The indictment was unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office […]
(ANCHORAGE, AK) – On Thursday, November 21, 2019, Anchorage State Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter sentenced three defendants to felony jail terms for a years-long fraud scheme against the state Medicaid program. Prosecutors alleged that between 2010 and 2017, Victor Aldeza, 60; Regino Aldeza, 49; and Albert Aldeza, 43, all of Anchorage, defrauded the state Medicaid […]
A Fairbanks man was arrested and charged with 14 counts that include theft and scheming to defraud after a caller reported a suspicious person in the area of Goldhill Road early Thursday morning, troopers report. The caller, at 2:48 am, informed troopers that a suspicious man, later identified as 28-year-old Fairbanks resident Sean P. Gallaher, was […]