Is Alaska’s Judicial Oversight Agency Blackmailing Judges to Cover Up Corruption?
Contributed by David Haeg
In April of 2006 the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct (ACJC) received a complaint that a judge, while presiding over a trial, had out-of-court contacts with the main trial witness. The ACJC reported that it contacted the judge, trial witness, and all four independent witnesses identified in the complaint. To justify dismissal, the ACJC reported that the judge, the trial witness, and all four independent witnesses denied the out-of-court contacts. (See evidence at alaskastateofcorruption.com/acjc)
In April of 2010 the Alaska Superior Court re-investigated. All four independent witnesses were contacted to verify that the ACJC had in fact contacted them during its investigation. All four swore out affidavits that the ACJC had never contacted them, and each swore they personally seen the out-of-court contacts.
In July of 2010 the Superior Court ordered the ACJC to produce its records of the judge investigation so the records could be examined “in camera”. The ACJC refused to comply with the Superior Court order.
In January of 2011 a Bar complaint was filed against the ACJC’s judge investigator. (This investigator has conducted all 8000 plus judge investigations since 1989 and is still Alaska’s only judge investigator to this day.) The investigator doubled down, stating in a certified document that a fifth independent witness was interviewed during the ACJC investigation, in addition to the original four.
In September of 2011 this fifth independent witness was deposed and swore that the ACJC had never contacted him either, and, testified witnessing the judge’s out-of-court contact with her trial witness.
In April of 2012, the judge swore out an affidavit denying she had out-of-court contact with her trial witness.
In July of 2022, a Grand Jury re-investigated. The Grand Jury obtained the judge’s affidavit and then compelled the judge’s testimony. (The ACJC investigator lawyered-up to avoid testifying.)
Then the Grand Jury subpoenaed and received the ACJC’s records of its judge investigation. (The same records the Superior Court was unable to get.) On April 28, 2023, the Grand Jury indicted the judge for lying to them under oath, only after it found, in the ACJC records, “a letter she [the judge] had written to the ACJC in 2006.” On this same day, the Grand Jury also issued a report and recommendation on what else it found during its investigation. Because of her 2012 affidavit, it is clear that in the judge’s testimony to the Grand Jury she denied the out-of-court contact with her trial witness. It is now clear the judge’s 2006 written letter to the ACJC was in opposition to this – meaning she originally told the truth to the ACJC and admitted to out-of-court contact with her trial witness.
This in turn means the ACJC had to threaten the judge in some manner so she would change her story and lie. And to do so under oath, a class B felony.
For the judge could not possibly change her story after admitting the truth in writing to the agency tasked with ensuring the honesty of Alaska’s judges. Unless the agency itself decided the story must change. As unlikely as this seems, it appears the sole government entity responsible for ensuring the integrity and honesty of every Alaskan judge is instead blackmailing our judges so they will commit felony crimes to cover up trial corruption.
Remember, the Grand Jury also issued a report/recommendation to inform Alaskans of what else it found. It is now nearly a year later, and Alaska’s judges still will not let the public see it. This is puzzling, as Article 1, Section 8 of Alaska’s Constitution states: “The power of Grand Juries to investigate and make recommendations concerning the public welfare or safety shall never be suspended.”
Many think a class-action civil lawsuit is the proper remedy. Potential damages awarded to individual Alaskans could be enormous, if a jury finds the ACJC intentionally corrupted Alaska’s judicial system and this led to each citizen being unjustly deprived of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, from permanent fund dividend fraud alone. Those who lost children, freedom, house, etc. may drive damages higher. Punitive damages could also be awarded.
The ACJC stated in an open meeting they were increasing their liability insurance, so potential damages would come from insurance, not by draining the permanent fund.
Want to be part of such a class-action lawsuit? Please examine the evidence and then send your name, email address, and phone number to:
David Haeg
PO Box 123, Soldotna, AK 99669
haeg@alaska.net
907-398-6403 (text)
April 17, 2024, Informational Meeting
Where? Anchorage - Guido’s Pizza (free pizza!)
Time? 6-8pm
April 18, 2024, Trial Setting Conference
Where? Anchorage Nesbett Courthouse, courtroom 401
Time? 11:30am but Alaskans will wave signs out front at 10am, demanding release of the Grand Jury report/recommendation.
Please join us!