The supermarket chain Safeway Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million in a settlement that involves missing pain medication from a pharmacy in Wasilla.
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Justice Department announces ‘largest darknet takedown in history’
A joint operation by the department, the FBI and international law enforcement has shut down AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the world’s largest anonymous marketplaces for illicit drugs and goods.
Return to sender: Juneau pot business blocked from mailing tax payments
The U.S. Postal Service says Alaska’s pot businesses can’t mail their state tax payments. Without guidance from the Justice Department or an act of Congress, the postal office is blocking attempts to mail tax payments to the state tax office in Anchorage.
Attorney General Sessions to recuse himself from any Trump campaign investigations
Sessions, who says he never met with Russian operatives about the campaign, has been under pressure for contact he had with the Russian ambassador last year.
Fairbanks mayor calls for compensation to Fairbanks Four, Alaska Innocence Project director honored
Mayor John Eberhart called on the City of Fairbanks and the State of Alaska to compensate the men for wrongful imprisonment.
Federal officials seek to stop social media abuse of nursing home residents
After ProPublica identified dozens of cases of dehumanizing photos posted on social media sites, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled a plan to increase oversight.
In Anchorage, U.S. Attorney General announces new focus on Alaska Native issues
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said it is unacceptable that Native residents are victims of violent crimes at rates much higher than the general population.
Stanford Tops Federal List With 5 Sexual Violence Investigations
Just before the Brock Turner case sparked fresh outrage, a federal agency issued its latest list of inquiries into how sexual assault allegations are handled on U.S. campuses.
North Carolina Sues DOJ Over LGBT Law; DOJ Sues Back
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department “retains the option of curtailing” federal funding for North Carolina as a civil rights case over the state’s “bathroom bill” proceeds.
Ferguson City Council Accepts Consent Decree Worked Out With Justice Department
The city’s approval of the deal to overhaul its courts and police comes a month after the council voted not to accept it, which prompted the DOJ to sue the city.