(Kotzebue, AK) – Tuesday, Judge Nelson Traverso sentenced Peter Wilson to a total sentence of 198 years, with 99 years suspended, for the murder and sexual abuse of Ashley Johnson-Barr on September 6, 2108 in Kotzebue. The court sentenced Mr. Wilson to 99 years with 49 suspended, or 50 years to serve, for the crime […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 15 years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised released for selling more than 500 grams or approximately 5,000 doses of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Dorian Topps, 28, pleaded guilty in October 2020 to five counts […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason to 50 years in prison for kidnapping and drug trafficking. According to court documents, Macauther Christmas Vaifanua, 35, aka “Mac” and his brother, Faamanu Vaifanua, 31, aka “Junior” distributed heroin in the Anchorage area through the kidnapped victim between January 2015 […]
FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to more than eight years (97 months) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for the possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent distribute those drugs. According to court documents, Michael Miller, 35, aka “Smiles,” and […]
FAIRBANKS – A North Pole, Alaska, man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline to 15 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography after a prior conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, Jason Patzke, 47, downloaded, accessed, and deleted […]
“His crime was telling this truth: 90% of those killed by U.S. drones are bystanders, not the intended targets,” said Edward Snowden. “He should have been given a medal.” Human rights and press freedom advocates expressed dismay on Tuesday when whistleblower Daniel Hale, who pled guilty earlier this year to violating the Espionage Act, was sentenced to 45 months in […]
(Juneau, AK) – On July 13, 2021, Juneau Superior court Judge Daniel Schally sentenced 60-year-old John Scott to a composite sentence of 17 years with 13.5 years suspended for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Sexual Assault in the Third Degree. The sentence was the result of a negotiated agreement between the State and Mr. […]
ANCHORAGE – A Bethel, Alaska, man was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 15 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for trying to sexually entice a minor. According to court documents Christopher Allen Carmichael, 57, a former principal working in the Lower Kuskokwim School District in […]
