Gun-grabbing police corruption in Alaska

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Alaska, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and diverse culture, also grapples with a darker reputation: corruption.

On Oct. 1, 33-year-old Scott Boneta was arrested for alleged sexual assault, burglary, stalking, burglary and computer crimes.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), long perceived as the premier law enforcement agency in the world and a paragon of justice and accountability, has strayed so far from its foundational principles of Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity, and adherence to the … Read More

The Alaska Cop Blaster includes reports covering police, prosecutorial, and judicial misconduct or other related issues in the state of Alaska

Federal and state dismissal agreements require Cornelius Aaron Pettus to resign and promise never to work in law enforcement anywhere else. A separate civil case continues.

How force is reported also varies by department. Some require a police officer to report the threat of force -- such as if they unholster their gun and point it at someone. Others only consider actual physical force used.

Brief affirms police officers’ disciplinary files should be available for public accountability.

John Skidmore, deputy attorney general in the criminal division, gave legislators what sounded like a reasoned argument to add $502,000 a year to the state budget to pay for investigative grand juries. But Skidmore was not telling the full story. He didn’t mention the thirst for vigilante justice

WATCH: Dept. of Law attorneys say Alaska Supreme Court undercut grand jury’s ability to expose govt. corruption.

The Department of Justice today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to remand the cases of former Alaska State Representatives Victor Kohring and Peter Kott, who were convicted on corruption charges in 2007, to the District Court.

Steve Heimel, APRN - AnchorageFederal prosecutors have agreed with a motion to reverse the corruption conviction of Jim Clark, who was Chief of Staff for…

A legal memo obtained by the Alaska Landmine, sent from the Department of Law to Senator Mike Shower (R - Wasilla), concludes that the binding caucus does...… Read More

Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the Senate’s longest-serving Republican in US history, was convicted yesterday of violating federal ethics laws for failing to report tens of thousands of dollars in gifts he received from friends. A jury in Washington, D.C. found Stevens guilty on seven felony counts, each with a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The 84-year-old Stevens is one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress and is the first sitting US senator to go on trial in more than two decades. [includes rush transcript]

THE ANCHORAGE DAILY PLANET In an unsigned opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court has told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its opinion upholding Alaska’s $500 limit on annual campaign contributions. The high court vacated the 9th Circuit’s decision upholding the $500 limit, saying the appellate judges who rejected the lawsuit by three […]

Board reverses Justice’s suspensions of federal prosecutors.

The perjury indictment from the grand jury against one of David Haeg’s targets, retired District Judge Margaret Murphy, will eventually be tossed by the courts because of its flaws. But the injustice set in motion by Attorney General Tregarrick Taylor’s pandering deserves a complete investigation.

Determined Alaskans are set to rally outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Anchorage offices on June 5 in hopes of inspiring him to appoint an independent commission that can publicly investigate alleged corruption and cover-ups by members of the Alaska Dept. of Law and the judicial branch.

Alaska may be experiencing a judicial crisis rivaling the Watergate scandal. Critics claim it involves a judge who committed perjury, the suppression of a Grand Jury investigation…

The indictment against former judge Margaret Murphy was exceptional for a number of reasons, growing out of an activist push to empower grand juries.

JUNEAU and ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The scene captured by a hidden FBI camera in a suite at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau has become one of the most famous in a state well-versed since the Gold Rush days …

When Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., two months into his tenure, dismissed all corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, it was an embarrassing nadir for the Justice Department section responsible for prosecuting politicians accused of misconduct.