ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal jury convicted an Eagle River man late last week for trafficking firearms from Alaska to California after a five-day trial. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from February 2021 to April 2022, Cornelius Smith, 33, bought 28 firearms from gun stores and private parties in Alaska. During […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska announced Tuesday that 10 people have been charged through three indictments in connection with a drug trafficking organization operating in Anchorage. According to court documents, Rodney Godwin, 50, is allegedly the leader of a drug trafficking organization responsible for trafficking kilograms of controlled […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Oct. 18 to 15 years in prison and five years’ supervised release for leading a multistate drug trafficking ring that trafficked kilos of heroin into Alaska and used firearms to further the conspiracy. According to court documents, in 2020, Samuel Frederick Davis, 32, purchased heroin and counterfeit […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Fairbanks man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for coercing two minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct. According to court documents, in September 2022, Leveron Moore, 40, enticed two minors, aged 15 and 16 at the time, for the purpose of coercive sexual exploitation. Moore also used his […]