2004 Headlines
- 12/15/2004 State Protests 2005 Trans-Alaska Pipeline Oil Transportation Tariffs: Attorney General Says Rates Are Too High
- 11/24/2004 Attorney General’s Proposal Reducing Electric Bill Costs for Bethel Residents Approved by RCA
- 11/02/2004 Attorney General Announces that Settlement Proceeds from a Multistate Lawsuit to be Distributed to the Food Bank of Alaska
- 10/04/2004 Attorney General Releases Statement Regarding Potential Conflict of Interest Involving Cook Inlet Coal Development: Get Attorney General's Statement here.
- 9/23/2004 Bootlegger Ronald Peltola Receives 16-Month Sentence
- 9/15/2004 State’s Title to Submerged Lands Beneath the Klutina River Documented
- 9/09/2004 Woman Who Bilked Millions From Investors is Denied Appeal
- 8/30/2004 Third-Party Custodians Face Prosecution Over Failure to Watch Criminal Defendants Left in Their Care
- 8/20/2004 Attorney General Announces Tobacco Manufacturer Vibo Corporation Joins Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
- 8/13/2004 Attorney General Joins 41 Other States in Expressing Concern Over Proposed Legislation on Junk Faxes: Get Letter to Congress here.
- 8/02/2004 Parties in Noon v. State Settle Disabilities Assessment Class Action Lawsuit: Get Settlement Overview here. Get Full Settlement here.
- 7/22/2004 Alaska Attorney General Weighs in to Resolve Antitrust Concerns Over the Sale of Fuel in Western Alaska: Get Full Report here. Get Consent Decree here. Get Notice of Filing Consent Decree here
- 7/16/2004 Longest Sentence For Sexual Assault Conviction in Alaska Handed Down Today
- 7/16/2004 Attorney General Emphasizes Importance of Compliance with Alaska’s Oil Spill Prevention Law in Light of Investigation of Greenpeace Vessel
- 6/25/2004 Governor Signs Bill Providing Attorney General With Funding and Legal Authority to Act as the Public Advocate in Matters Before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska
- 6/22/2004 State Enters Settlement with Randy Ruedrich on Ethics Charges: (Read stipulation to settle ethics complaint)
- 6/21/2004 Bethel High School Shooter Resentenced After Appeal: Evan Ramsey’s Term of Incarceration Reduced to 198 Years
- 5/26/2004 Settlement Agreement Promises Partial Relief for Consumers Seeking Restitution from Travel and Tour Provider
- 5/18/2004 Governor Looks to Federal Law to Make Case for Alaska Inholders: ANILCA provisions provide good direction to open road access
- 5/14/2004 Attorney General Joins 50 Attorneys General and Consumer Protection Officials in an Historic Settlement Resolving an Investigation of Improper Off-Label Drug Marketing by Warner-Lambert
- 5/14/2004 Governor and Attorney General Applaud Crime Legislation
- 5/14/2004 Attorney General Joins 30 Other States in Notifying Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson, of Intent to Sue for Violations of Master Settlement Agreement
- 5/05/2004 Governor Murkowski and National Drug Czar Take Their Case to School
- 4/23/2004 State Settles Barrow Pull-tab Case
- 4/12/2004 Attorney General Gregg Renkes Makes Statement on Ethics Investigation of Randy Ruedrich
- 4/07/2004 Seventeen Million Dollar Judgment Entered Against Pipeline Shooter
- 4/01/2004 Alaska Attorney General Files Securities Fraud Litigation Against America Online, Inc., and Time Warner. (Read AG's Complaint) (See AG's Chart 1) (See AG's Chart 2) (See AG's Chart 3)
- 3/26/2004 Attorney General to Hold Press Conference on Securities Fraud Litigation April 1
- 3/18/2004 Federal Appeals Court Upholds State’s Sex-Offender Registration Law
- 3/12/2004 State Seeks to Become Party in Tustumena Salmon Enhancement Project Appeal
- 2/9/2004 Attorney General Urges Drivers To Check Child Safety Devices During Child Passenger Safety Week (Read AG's Memo)
- 2/6/2004 Attorney General Seeks to Protect Consumers from Fraudulent Interstate Moving Companies (read the Letter to Representative Thomas Petri)
- 2/5/2004 Court Upholds State’s Decision on Redoubt Shoals Development
- 2/5/2004 State Seeks to Uphold Alaska Parental Consent Act in Appeal to Alaska Supreme Court
- 1/30/2004 Attorney General Gregg Renkes Joins National Organizations to Sponsor Sixth Annual National Consumer Protection Week
- 1/30/2004 Seward Doctor Convicted of Writing Fraudulent Prescriptions
- 1/29/2004 State Files Amicus Brief in Bristol Bay Case
- 1/27/2004 State and TAPS Owners Enter MOU - (see full text of MOU)
- 1/21/2004 U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Alaska in Red Dog Mine Case
- 1/20/2004 Attorney General Petitions Alaska Supreme Court to Hear Noy Marijuana Case
