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2024 Press Releases
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Communications Director
Patty Sullivan
patty.sullivan@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6368
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Sam Curtis
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- 10/31/24 Attorney General Taylor Announces Significant Updates in Multistate Litigation Against Generic Drug Manufacturers for Conspiracies to Inflate Prices
- 10/30/24 Palmer Judge Sentences Saccheus to 50 Years for 2019 Murder of Girlfriend
- 10/29/24 Tylan Fely Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence Murders of Wife and Daughter
- 10/28/24 Andrew Eknaty and Carleigh West sentenced for Deaths and Injuries in 2017 Royal Suites Lodge Fire
- 10/22/24 Two Valley Drivers Convicted of Assaulting Road Flaggers by Juries in Palmer
- 10/22/24 AG Joins Challenge to Final Rule that Threatens Viability of Nursing Homes
- 10/17/24 Janell Hafner Earns 2024 AG Pro Bono Award
- 10/17/24 Joseph Kashatok, of Kipnuk, Sentenced to 79 Years for Possession of Child Pornography
- 10/17/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Gambell
- 10/15/24 Michael Jolly Sentenced to 6 Months to Serve for Domestic Violence Assault Against Mother of Newborns
- 10/15/24 State Prosecutors to Help Anchorage City Prosecutors in Misdemeanor Backlog
- 10/11/24 Blake Cunningham Sentenced to 20 Years to serve for Sexual Assault
- 10/10/24 Allen Gonzalez Sentenced to 29 Years for Sexual Assaults
- 10/09/24 Attorney General Taylor Announces Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
- 10/08/24 David Anderson of Wasilla Sentenced to 85 Years to Serve for Kidnapping, Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 10/07/24 Criminal Division Adds Competency Attorney to Support Work of Crime Bill
- 10/03/24 Kotzebue Couple Pleads Guilty to Six Felony Counts in Child Torture and Abuse Case
- 09/30/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting by APD Officer Alexander Roman
- 09/30/24 Gabriel Donnelly of Wasilla Sentenced to 53 Years for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 09/26/24 Kenneth Smith Sentenced to 20 Years for Random Act of Assault, Robbery
- 09/26/24 Nome Jury Convicts Norman Ningealook for 2021 Sexual Assault
- 09/26/24 Alaska & Texas Lead Effort to Push Back on Federal Overreach from Health Dept. Rule
- 09/23/24 Office Manager Nicole Lewis Pleads Guilty to Theft of Over $100,000 from Catholic School and Church in Anchorage
- 09/23/24 Patrick Kelly Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
- 09/20/24 Anchorage Jury Convicts Phillip Barger of the 2023 Home Invasion Murder of Francisco Martin
- 09/18/24 Anthony Peterson Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder of Brett Allen in Fairbanks
- 09/16/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Reviews Eight Officer-Involved Shooting Cases for 2024, Five New Cases Pending
- 09/16/24 Woman with History of Abusing Domestic Partners, Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder and Assault
- 09/12/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Kasilof in July
- 09/11/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of An Officer-Involved Shooting in Juneau
- 09/04/24 Alaska Joins Case with 22 States to Overturn NEPA Ruling-Dangerous to the Energy Economy
- 08/23/24 Caleb Leyland sentenced to 30 years for Murder of Cynthia Hoffman in Thunderbird Falls
- 08/23/24 State Appeals Lands into Trust Decision
- 08/08/24 Alec Kameroff Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sexual and Physical Assaults Against Family
- 08/07/24 Hooks Jr. Convicted of Felony Failure to Pay Child Support in Anchorage
- 08/07/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting Near Healy
- 08/01/24 Palmer Man Convicted of Perjury and Voter Misconduct in 2022 Election
- 07/31/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting In Marshall
- 07/31/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting
- 07/25/24 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of an Officer Involved Shooting
- 07/17/24 OSP Review Protects Due Process
- 07/15/24 Kelly Crane of Soldotna Convicted and Sentenced on Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 07/12/24 Brian Smith Sentenced to 226 Years for Murders of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk
- 07/12/24 Daniel Nick Convicted of Kidnapping, Coercion, Assault, Drugs
- 07/09/24 Attorney General Taylor Shares Resources for Consumers Following the Change Healthcare (a Unit of UnitedHealth) Cyberattack
- 07/03/24 Alaska Seeks to Block Strict New Federal NPR-A Regulations That Threaten Resource Development
- 07/02/24 Alaska Seeks Billions in Lost Revenues from Canceled Federal Oil and Gas Leases
- 06/28/24 AK Supreme Court Reverses Ruling on Correspondence Study Program
- 06/28/24 Supreme Court Places Tombstone on Chevron Deference
- 06/26/24 District Court Vacates Federal Agency Decision to Place Lands Into Trust
- 06/26/24 Randy Willard, of Juneau, Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Distributing Indecent Materials to a Minor
- 06/20/24 Shawn Popeleski Convicted by Jury of Assault in the First Degree
- 06/18/24 Homer Jury Finds Allen Gonzalez Guilty of Sexual Assault
- 06/18/24 Travis Felder Convicted by a Jury of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and Assault in the Second Degree after Retrial
- 06/17/24 State Asks Alaska Supreme Court to Reverse Ruling on Correspondence Study Program
- 06/14/24 Joshua Rukovishnikoff, Sr. Sentenced to 9 Years for Saint Paul Manslaughter
- 06/13/24 Attorney General Taylor Sues Alaska Motor Home for Canceling an Entire Season of Reservations
- 06/13/24 Palmer Jury Convicts Martin Saccheus of Murder in 2019 Death
- 06/12/24 Attorney General Treg Taylor Reaches $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson and Johnson
- 06/11/24 Bert Heitstuman Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case
- 06/07/24 Alaska Challenges Feds’ New Ten-Day Rule on Mining
- 06/07/24 Trevor Babcock Sentenced for Murdering Elsie Jackson in November 2019
- 06/06/24 Sena Tela Convicted of Robbery over Facebook Marketplace Exchange
- 05/31/24 Engebretsen-Rogers Sentenced for DUI Criminally Negligent Homicide
- 05/30/24 AG Taylor Joins 21 States Challenging EPA’s New Effluent Limit on Steam Electric Power
- 05/29/24 Richard Johnson Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 05/29/24 Brandon Swan And Austin Swan Jr. Convicted of Sexual Assault and Attempted Sexual Assault
- 05/24/24 AK Supreme Court Affirms Board of Dental Examiners' Decision to Revoke "Hoverboard" Dentist’s License
- 05/24/24 Wolford Convicted of Attempted First-Degree Sex Assault in Homer
- 05/24/24 Judge Sentences Pisano to 300 Years for 2017 Shooting Deaths of Three Men in Gold Store in Spenard
- 05/23/24 The State of Alaska Sues Ketchikan Jewelry Business Selling Fake Gold Quartz and Gold Nuggets as Real
- 05/20/24 Anthony Peterson Found Guilty of Murder in the Second Degree
- 05/17/24 Kayden McIntosh Pleads Guilty to Murder of Cynthia Hoffman at Thunderbird Falls
- 05/16/24 Andrew Eknaty and Carleigh Fox Plead Guilty to 2017 Burning of Royal Suites Lodge
- 05/15/24 Anthony Herring Pleads Guilty to 2021 Murder and Assaults
- 05/13/24 Fairbanks Jury Convicts Christensen of Attempted Murder
- 05/09/24 Attorney General Taylor Announces Settlement with Major Wireless Carriers Over Deceptive and Misleading Advertising Practices
- 05/07/24 Dellan Vanbuskirk Sentenced to 18 years for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Escape, & Drugs
- 05/06/24 Ketchikan High School Coach Convicted of Assaulting Student
- 05/03/24 State Appeals Correspondence Study Ruling to AK Supreme Court, AG Says It’s Vital
- 05/03/24 Anchorage DA’s Office, Domestic Violence Unit Secures Guilty Verdicts in Two Felony Assault Cases
- 05/01/24 Marsh, of Fairbanks, Sentenced to 75 Years for Murdering Trisha Pearson
- 04/26/24 Donald McQuade Sentenced to Serve 50 Years for 1978 Murder of 16-Year-Old Shelley Connolly
- 04/24/24 Peter Moses, of Saint Mary’s, Convicted of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree
- 04/23/24 Fairbanks Jury Finds Jesse Polston Guilty of Assault in the First Degree
- 04/19/24 Michael Vandeburgh Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 04/18/24 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins 24 States Challenging EPA’s Electric Vehicle Mandate
- 04/17/24 Jess Clucas, of Clam Gulch, Convicted for Dozens of Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 04/11/24 Anthony Dillard Sentenced to 60 Years for 2007 Sexual Assault
- 04/11/24 State Files Against EPA in U.S. District Court, Calling Out Unlawful Order on State Land in Bristol Bay
- 04/09/24 Judge Wolverton Sentences Jordan Joplin to 99 Years for Murdering Dr. Eric Garcia
- 04/04/24 Argenti Appointed to Juneau DA
- 04/03/24 Judge Peterson Sentences Benjamin Wilkins to 75 Years for Murdering Jacqueline Goodwin
- 04/02/24 District Court Judge Backs Alaska and 20 States in Blocking Federal Highway Rule on Greenhouse Gases
- 03/29/24 Latimer Found Guilty of Distribution of Fentanyl and Meth Charges in Largest Drug Stash Seized by Homer Police
- 03/29/24 Ring Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 03/19/24 Paul James Jr. Sentenced to 104.5 Years for Sexual Assault and Other Convictions
- 03/19/24 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins 27 States Encouraging SCOTUS Overturn of Gun and Magazine Ban in Illinois
- 03/15/24 State Asks for More than $700 Billion in Compensation for Federal Taking of State Land in Bristol Bay
- 03/11/24 Jim Adams of Noatak Sentenced to 80 Years for Second-Degree Murder in Beating Death of Wife, Rhoda Adams
- 03/08/24 CVS Pharmacy to Settle for $10 Million for Alaska Opioid Crisis
- 03/06/24 John Mark Hammonds Sentenced to 86 Years for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Enticement
- 03/05/24 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins 25 States in Letter Demanding Instagram Stop Monetizing Child Exploitation
- 03/01/24 Cooper Gordon, of Anchorage, Sentenced to 56 Years for Murder of Terry Spencer in the Mat-Su Borough
- 02/29/24 Navigability Fight Over Fortymile River Heads to Trial
- 02/29/24 Anchorage Woman, Marque, Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder of Her 5-Year-Old Son
- 02/23/24 Henry Sam Jr. Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 02/23/24 Trina Sears: Palmer’s New DA Managing High Caseloads
- 02/23/24 Jimmy Dale Cates Sentenced to 312 Years for Murder, Sexual Assault & Arson
- 02/22/24 Brian Smith Convicted for Murders of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk
- 02/14/24 Brooking Earns Director's Meritorious Service Award for Legal Work on Fish & Wildlife Issues
- 02/12/24 Denali Brehmer Sentenced to 99 years for Murder of Cynthia Hoffman at Thunderbird Falls
- 02/12/24 Former Kodiak High School Football Player Convicted of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, Coercion, and Furnishing Alcohol
- 02/07/24 Mickee Thompson Convicted for 2018 Murder of Sosaia Finau
- 02/05/24 Kashatok, of Kipnuk, Convicted for Possession of Child Pornography
- 02/01/24 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins 26 States In Support Of Texas Border Defense
- 02/01/24 Attorney General Taylor Announces Settlement with Multinational Marketing Firm Publicis for Role in Opioid Epidemic
- 01/30/24 Scott Sloss Sentenced 13 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 01/29/24 Former Saint Paul Police Chief Sentenced to Seven Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 01/26/24 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins Letter Challenging Investigation of Lake City Commercial Ammunition Sales
- 01/19/24 Johnny Johnson Sentenced to 99 years for 2022 murder of Alan Wagers
- 01/16/24 Ketchikan Man Convicted of 1993 First-Degree Sexual Assault and Second-Degree Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- 01/16/24 Stephanie Olrun Pleads Guilty to Murder of Her Adopted 2-Year-Old Girl
- 01/11/24 Darin Schilmiller Sentenced to 99 years for Murder of Cynthia Hoffman at Thunderbird Falls
- 01/02/24 AK Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to State’s Management of Herring Roe Fisheries in Sitka Sound
- 01/02/24 Defendant in Anderson Embezzlement Case Sentenced