The defendants sold over $1 million worth of fraudulent artwork throughout the conspiracy. JUNEAU, Alaska – A Washington man was sentenced Wednesday for his role in a scheme to sell hundreds of products produced in the Philippines as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, between […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Three men were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to sell hundreds of Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, between May 2019 and December 2021, Travis Lee Macasaet, 39, of Ketchikan, Simeon Cabansag, 39, of Ketchikan, […]
UPDATE: The 16-year-old teen, according to court documents, will be tried as an adult and has been identified as Guy Nashookpuk. He shot four people, two fatally, at a residence on Agvik Street on the west side of the remote whaling community. ORIGINAL: According to reports coming out of Point Hope, where two people […]
A national association of federal judges will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday after Justice Department officials intervened in the case involving a close confident of U.S. President Donald Trump, the head of the organization told VOA. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, president of the Federal Judges Association, said the judges are “concerned about the attacks […]