U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska

10/07/2026

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs in Alaska.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/former-anchorage-attorney-sentenced-20-years-drug-trafficking-homeland-security-task

09/30/2026

The District of Alaska is recruiting a Legal Administrative Specialist for our Civil Division. Please apply at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/886873400

09/29/2026

Former employee sentenced and ordered to pay restitution for embezzling from federally recognized Tribe

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Dillingham man and former employee of Curyung Tribal Council, a federally recognized Tribe, was sentenced on April 17, 2026, to two years and a day in prison for stealing his co-workers’ identities and embezzling over $98,000 from the Tribe.

https://justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/former-employee-sentenced-and-ordered-pay-restitution-embezzling-federally-recognized

09/29/2026

The District of Alaska is seeking to hire a Public Affairs Specialist to administer a comprehensive communications program for the US Attorney in Anchorage, Alaksa.

To apply, please visit USAjobs.gov or use the link provided below: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/886569300

09/28/2026

The Alaska U.S. Attorney, Michael J. Heyman, was honored to attend Anchorage Youth Court’s annual Legal Lore event on September 26th at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
Anchorage Youth Court (AYC) is a restorative justice diversion program that empowers youth under 18 to take an active role in the legal process by judging their peers and helping them learn from their mistakes.
U.S. Attorney Heyman appreciated the opportunity to support AYC’s mission and contribute to Anchorage’s youth by helping them build a deeper understanding of the law through hands-on legal education.
[Photo 1: U.S. Attorney Heyman at the Legal Lore event]
[Photo 2: Youth Court participants and volunteers at the Alaska Native Heritage Center]

09/28/2026

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Greenwood, South Carolina man was sentenced on September 23, 2026, to two years in prison for interfering with a Delta Airlines flight crew in December 2025.

https://justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-2-years-imprisonment-interfering-delta-airlines-flight-crew

09/22/2026

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Washington man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.

https://justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/washington-man-sentenced-distributing-fentanyl-resulting-two-fatal-overdoses

09/18/2026

U.S. to Collect over $1.3 Million after Judgment Ordered in Bribery Case Involving Millions in DOW Contracts in Alaska

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/us-collect-over-13-million-after-judgment-ordered-bribery-case-involving-millions-dow?destination=/admin/content

09/17/2026

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/fairbanks-man-sentenced-30-years-carrying-machinegun-during-drug-trafficking-crime

09/17/2026

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Justice Department today announced the court-authorized seizure of internet domains associated with one of the world’s longest running Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) for-hire services known as “NightmareStresser.”

Federal law enforcement has seized websites maintained by criminal service providers that allow paying customers to launch powerful DDoS attacks targeting victims in the District of Alaska and worldwide as part of coordinated actions to disrupt so called “Booter” or “Stresser” operators.

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