Anchorage Gave Her a $1.6 Million Grant Despite Prior Fraud Allegations. Now She's Under Investigation Again.

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]