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State of Alaska Department of Law Press Releases

699 Press Releases
  • Published on March 9, 2022 - 21:41 GMT

    State of Alaska, RPEA Settle Two Lawsuits

    March 9, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska and the Retired Public Employees of Alaska, Inc. (RPEA) recently agreed to settle two long-running lawsuits arising from changes made in 2014 to the retiree medical and dental plans. The settlement …

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  • Published on March 9, 2022 - 02:55 GMT

    Attorney General Offers Advice on Home Improvement Contracts

    March 8, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – As Spring inches closer, some Alaska homeowners may be considering home improvement projects. For those who seek out a contractor to complete the work, deciding who to hire is one of the most important parts of the planning …

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  • Published on March 8, 2022 - 20:21 GMT

    Juneau Grand Jury Indicts Man for Murder

    March 7, 2022 (Juneau, AK) – A Juneau grand jury on Friday indicted Tommy Bowers for murder in the second degree in the death of 54-year-old Earl McKinley of Juneau. Bowers, 59, is accused of pushing McKinley out of a second-floor window at a Juneau …

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  • Published on March 8, 2022 - 20:21 GMT

    Robocalls, Unwanted Texts May Be More Than Mere Nuisance

    During National Consumer Protection Week, Consumers Urged Not To Fall For Scams March 7, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Robocalls and unwanted texts are almost always a nuisance, and increasingly they are being used as tools by scammers to steal money and personal …

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  • Published on March 5, 2022 - 01:48 GMT

    Judge Finds Anchorage Man Guilty of 2017 Murder

    March 4, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage Superior Court judge today convicted Adam Sullivan, 45, of Anchorage of second-degree murder for the 2017 killing of his wife, Brandy Sullivan. Judge Erin Marston rendered the guilty verdict following a five- …

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  • Published on March 3, 2022 - 20:11 GMT

    Consumers Impacted by T-Mobile Breach Urged To Take Steps to Protect Against Identity Theft

    March 2, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor encouraged Alaska consumers who may have been impacted by the August 2021 T-Mobile data breach to be sure to take action to protect themselves against identity theft. The Attorney General’ …

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  • Published on March 1, 2022 - 21:29 GMT

    Grand Jury Indicts Anchorage Man for Murder

    February 28, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury on Friday indicted Tristan Jamall Grant, 36, of Anchorage for murder in the second degree and other charges in connection with the shooting death of another Anchorage man. Grant is accused of …

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  • Published on March 1, 2022 - 21:29 GMT

    Landmark Opioid Agreement Receives Final Approval

    March 1, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced today the final approval of a landmark, $26 billion multijurisdictional agreement to settle claims with pharmaceutical companies over their business practices related to the …

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  • Published on February 24, 2022 - 00:12 GMT

    AG Taylor Seeks FTC Rule Against Impersonation Scams

    February 23, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – With millions of Americans targeted each year by imposters who claim to be government officials, love interests or even grandparents, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys …

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  • Published on February 22, 2022 - 21:42 GMT

    Juneau Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

    February 22, 2022 (Juneau, AK) – A grand jury in Juneau last week indicted Steven Littlefield, 31, of Juneau for multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Littlefield is charged with 27 counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, 40 counts of …

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  • Published on February 18, 2022 - 23:56 GMT

    Anchorage Jury Convicts Man for 2017 Assault

    February 18, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage jury this week convicted Alex Bender, 31, of Anchorage, of one count of first-degree assault and one count of third-degree assault for stabbing another man at an Anchorage motel. Bender was found guilty of …

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  • Published on February 18, 2022 - 23:56 GMT

    Dillingham Jury Returns Sexual Assault Conviction

    February 18, 2022 (Dillingham, AK) – An Ekwok man was convicted at trial this week of sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor. A jury in Dillingham Superior Court deliberated approximately five hours before finding Constantine Akelkok, 37, guilty of …

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  • Published on February 18, 2022 - 00:53 GMT

    Court Rules in Favor of State in HEIF 'Sweep' Lawsuit

    February 17, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage Superior Court judge today upheld the legality of the State’s constitutionally required transfer of excess money from the Higher Education Investment Fund (HEIF) to the Constitutional Budget Reserve, the …

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  • Published on February 17, 2022 - 02:53 GMT

    Jury Convicts Fairbanks Man of Girlfriend’s 2017 Murder

    February 16, 2022 (Fairbanks, AK) – A Fairbanks jury today found 42-year-old Roberto Leal Jr. of Fairbanks guilty of murder in the second degree in the July 2017 killing of Robyn Gray. Leal was Gray’s boyfriend at the time. He was convicted for strangling …

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  • Published on February 16, 2022 - 21:54 GMT

    Alaska Continues Effort to Block Contractor Vaccine Mandate

    February 16, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska continues to challenge the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates on multiple fronts, and today the state joined an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit seeking an immediate end to the …

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  • Published on February 11, 2022 - 21:07 GMT

    Fairbanks Jury Finds Downs Guilty of 1993 Murder, Sexual Assault

    February 10, 2022 (Fairbanks, AK) – A Fairbanks jury today convicted a Maine man for killing and sexually assaulting 20-year-old Sophie Sergie in a dormitory on the University of Alaska at Fairbanks campus in April 1993. Jurors deliberated for three days …

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  • Published on February 4, 2022 - 01:06 GMT

    Attorney General Files Consumer Protection Lawsuit Over Product Labeling

    February 3, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a business accused of labeling products imported from the Philippines as being made in Alaska in an illegal effort to gain a …

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  • Published on February 3, 2022 - 22:45 GMT

    Grand Jury Indicts Mother, Daughter for Medicaid Fraud

    February 3, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury this week indicted a mother and daughter accused of collaborating in a scheme to defraud the state’s Medicaid program. The indictment alleges that Tonya Lynn Steichen, 48, of Anchorage, and Carole …

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  • Published on February 3, 2022 - 18:09 GMT

    Jury Convicts Juneau Man on Multiple Sexual Assault Counts

    February 2, 2022 (Juneau, AK) – A Juneau jury on Tuesday convicted Wilbur James, 66, of Juneau on multiple counts of sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor and attempted indecent viewing or photography. The jury deliberated for about three hours before …

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  • Published on February 2, 2022 - 02:26 GMT

    Stacie Kraly Named Civil Division Director

    February 1, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – A longtime attorney for the Alaska Department of Law has been named director of the agency’s Civil Division, Attorney General Treg Taylor announced. Stacie L. Kraly, of Juneau, took on the new leadership role last month. …

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