The words “blackmail” and “extortion” are often used interchangeably, but although these crimes are very similar in intent, there is a distinction...
Category - Criminal Defense
With COVID-19 cases and associated serious illness and fatalities showing little sign of declining in Alaska, there is little surprise that everyone is getting...
If you have been arrested and charged with a criminal offense, it doesn’t mean you are guilty. You can only be found guilty after a trial in which your guilt...
Human trafficking is reported to be a serious problem in Alaska. The term “human trafficking” means any form of coercion, force or deception that leads to...
A hate crime is any violent or negative action directed against another person because of the group in society they identify with. For example, in Alaska, it...
Most kids love Christmas and can’t wait to open their Christmas presents. Sometimes the anticipation is so high that a kid searches high and low to see where...
The Maine man who has been accused of the rape and murder of native Alaskan, Sophie Sergie, 25 years ago in a UA Fairbanks dormitory, was only discovered...
Many Alaskans love to hunt and fish. It’s part of the DNA of being an Alaskan. You would think that with the state’s vast area and low population density...
Every state has its own ruling about ‘expungements.’ Expungements are procedures which remove evidence of a crime from public notice. In some cases, an...
The recent murder of 19 year old teenager Cynthia Hoffman involved catfishing, an online interaction in which one or more people impersonates another person...