News & Alerts

• November 26, 2013 • PRESS RELEASE
  Seward Resident Found Guilty After Dumping Oily Bilge into Seward Small Boat Harbor
  On November 21, 2013, Seward resident Allen Lloyd McCarty, 62 years old, was convicted in Seward District Court of one count of Pollution of Water, one count of Oil Pollution, and one count of Failure to Report a Discharge, all class A misdemeanors.
• November 21, 2013 • PRESS RELEASE
  AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile Will Stop Billing Problematic Third-Party Charges
  Attorney General Michael Geraghty announced today a major breakthrough in the fight against "mobile cramming" (unauthorized third-party charges appearing on mobile telephone bills).
• November 12, 2013 • PRESS RELEASE
  Alaska Department of Law Criminal Division Announces Honors
  The Department of Law recently presented several Criminal Division employees with awards for their service to the State of Alaska. Attorney General Michael Geraghty presented the awards at a conference of all state prosecutors and victim/witness paralegals.
• November 2013 • CONSUMER ALERT
  Affordable Care Act Fraud and Scams
  Under the Affordable Care Act (or ACA, sometimes called "Obamacare"), Alaskans can now sign up for health insurance through an insurance marketplace, commonly referred to as an "exchange." Unfortunately, fraudsters will take advantage of the new program by attempting to trick consumers into providing personal or financial information, or purchasing products they do not need.