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The Alaska political corruption probe refers to a 2003 to 2010 widespread investigation by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service into political corruption of nine then-current or former Alaskan state lawmakers, as well as Republican US Representative Don Young and then-US Senator, Republican Ted ...
Nov. 19—Former Alaska Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux's long-delayed election misconduct trial started in Anchorage on Monday. She was accused by state prosecutors in 2020 of encouraging people who did ...
The Supreme Court was asked to review the Ninth' Circuit's decision upholding Alaska's restrictions on campaign finance after the Cato Institute petitioned to the Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit. [1] Alaska's limit on campaign contributions was $500 per year to an individual candidate and $1,000 per year to a political group. [2] [3]
He served as counsel to the state board of education. In 1983 he was appointed deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, a position he held until May 1986. There he oversaw the state's tax programs, child support enforcement, permanent fund dividends, charitable gaming, and alcohol beverage control. [2]
James Franklin Prewitt (January 31, 1949 - September 7, 2020) was an American attorney and government affairs consultant. He was a confidential source upon whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) relied to help prosecute "Operation Polar Pen," the Alaska political corruption probe that eventually ensnared United States Senator Ted Stevens.
The Public Integrity Section was created in March 1976 in the wake of the Watergate scandal.Since 1978, it has supervised administration of the Independent Counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, which requires the Attorney General to report to the United States Congress annually on the operations and activities of the Public Integrity Section. [1]
Walker Richards represented the city of Valdez and secured over $1B in tax revenue for municipalities and the State of Alaska. [4] Richards was nominated for Attorney General of Alaska by Walker in December 2014. [5] Richards announced his resignation as Attorney General on June 23, 2016, with the resignation effective immediately.
Democrat Mary Peltola smiles at supporters after delivering remarks at a fundraiser on Aug. 12, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. Peltola is in two races on the Aug. 16, 2022, ballot in Alaska.