Federal cabinet department responsible for enforcing federal law. Includes the FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals, and the 93 U.S. Attorneys' Offices nationwide. In Alaska, the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecutes federal crimes in cooperation with tribal and state law enforcement.
Robert F. Kennedy Building, 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20530
Former Ketchikan church elder pleads guilty to federal child sexual abuse material charge
Dwight Chris John, 74, a former Ketchikan church elder already serving an Alaska state sentence for sexually abusing a minor, pleaded guilty Monday to possessing child sexual abuse material. He faces 10 to 15 years in federal prison at sentencing Dec. 16.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Ninth Circuit says tribal law cannot shield employees from federal civil rights suits
The Ninth Circuit ruled that tribal governments cannot use their own codes to immunize police officers and employees from federal civil rights lawsuits, binding Alaska courts.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
Federal money for elder abuse work, with a deadline next week
Alaska tribes and nonprofits can apply for federal grants of up to $750,000 to help older Alaskans facing abuse. Applications close Sept. 16th.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
One new rural Alaska prosecutor, against deep tribal-justice cuts
The U.S. Attorney's Office added a prosecutor for rural Alaska and tribal cases, as the administration proposes deep cuts to BIA and DOJ tribal justice funding.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
Savoonga's voting barriers surface in Senate election-integrity debate
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's invocation of Savoonga in a Senate election-integrity debate has elevated a documented, ongoing access problem: Alaska's absentee rules require handwritten signatures and bar email ballot returns, conditions that compound mail delays in an air-only Bering Sea village of about 870 people, with the mail-ballot application deadline for the August primary falling on August 8.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Justice Department concedes Biden-era Arctic Refuge leasing program violated the law
The U.S. Department of Justice dismissed Alaska's lawsuit over the 2024 Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain leasing program Wednesday, conceding the Biden-era plan violated the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by capping surface disturbance and failing to schedule a second lease sale. The settlement could expand drilling acreage on the North Slope, though the same Justice Department is separately defending a Biden-era EPA veto blocking Pebble Mine, a posture that remains unresolved.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
DOJ reportedly investigating Alaska's two-Sullivans Senate race
ABC and NBC report federal and state investigators are examining Alaska's two-Dan-Sullivans Senate race — an inquiry into a candidacy the Alaska Supreme Court just ruled lawful.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
A record year for federal research-fraud enforcement — and Alaska's stake in it
University of Alaska draws $184.6M in federal research money as the False Claims Act hits record recoveries; Rep. Nick Begich sits on the House panel probing research fraud.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago3 min read