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A federal grand jury on Sept. 19 indicted Rosalina Mavaega, 41, and Esau Fualema Jr., 44, on five felony charges including major fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. An Anchorage city commissioner and her husband have been charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.6 million in COVID-19 recovery money for their charity. [Extracted from the article]

Bronson spokesperson Corey Allen Young said investigators contacted the city in February and have requested information about Mavaega and at least six of her affiliated businesses and nonprofits. Bronson kept Mavaega on the city commissions even after the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica first asked about her Medicaid ban in March. Asked if the mayor has removed Mavaega from the two city commissions, Young said no. "The Mayor doesn't have the unilateral ability to remove members from commissions", he wrote in an email. [Extracted from the article]

Former Iditarod champion Brent Sass has been disqualified from this year's race due to allegations of sexual assault made by multiple women. The decision was made in accordance with the race's personal conduct policy, which aims to prevent behavior that harms the race or its participants. Sass maintains his innocence and believes the accusations are an effort to damage his career. Additionally, the Iditarod board has reversed its decision to disqualify musher Eddie Burke Jr., as the domestic violence charge against him was dropped by the state Department of Law. [Extracted from the article]

Administration officials also said that the utility's manager had asked the mayor to shut it off -- which the manager denied in a public statement to the Assembly and in an email to the city manager. Since Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson took office in July 2021, he and his administration have been criticized for their words and their deeds. [Extracted from the article]