Bruce Weyhrauch

Ex-lawmaker Weyhrauch 'haunted' by failed federal prosecution

As the federal corruption investigation of Alaska politicians came to a close last week with the sentencing of ex-lawmakers Pete Kott and Vic Kohring, the Los Angeles Times revisited the case of former Juneau Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch, whom longtime Anchorage Rep. Mike Hawker tells the Times was "less guilty than any of them" yet still hounded unmercifully by "the absolutely unbridled power of the federal government." The case ended in a guilty plea on minor misdemeanor involving unregistered lobbyists, a charge dredged out of state statutes by a defense attorney when federal prosecutors could find no federal statute on which to base a plea bargain. Continued on jump

Judge emphatic in decision that Weyhrauch not entitled to costs

Former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau, convicted on a state corruption charge, was turned down Thursday in his bid to get the government to pay for his defense against federal charges that were dropped in a plea deal.

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Justice Department rejects Weyhrauch reimbursement

Former Alaska state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch is not entitled to have the government reimburse $663,000 in legal fees he spent fighting corruption charges that eventually were dismissed, federal prosecutors said today.

Weyrauch wants feds to pay his legal fees

Convicted former Alaska state legislator Bruce Weyhrauch is asking a judge to award him $663,000 in legal fees for his defense against federal charges that were dropped last month.

Weyhrauch gets suspended jail sentence, $1,000 fine

Former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch on Tuesday was spared jail time for his guilty plea to violating Alaska lobbying laws, receiving a suspended three-month sentence, the maximum $1,000 fine and a year's probation.

Weyhrauch pleads guilty to misdemeanor in corruption case

Former Alaska Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch entered a barely audible guilty plea Monday to a state charge related to lobbying, the next phase in a plea bargain in which serious federal corruption charges will be dismissed.

Weyhrauch plea deal drops federal felony charges

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Weyhrauch plea deal drops federal felony charges

Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop four felony charges against former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch in return for his agreement to plead guilty to single misdemeanor in state court.

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More legal maneuvering in Weyhrauch corruption trial

Former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch is trying once again to move his federal corruption trial to Juneau, his home and where he continues to practice law.

Date set in Weyhrauch corruption trial

The long-delayed corruption trial for former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch inched forward Wednesday when a time was set for a jury to start hearing his case -- 9 a.m. on May 9, four years and six days after his indictment.

Judges toss evidence in former legislator's case

Following the lead of the U.S. Supreme Court, a panel of judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out evidence that federal prosecutors hoped would prove that former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch violated his duty to Alaskans.

Judge puts Weyhrauch's corruption trial on hold

Former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch's corruption trial was put off indefinitely this morning while an appeals court decides what to do with one of the felony charges against him.

Prosecutors won't call Allen in former legislator's trial

Imprisoned Veco chief executive Bill Allen will not be a government witness in the trial of former Juneau state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch, according to a court memorandum filed this afternoon by Weyhrauch's attorney.

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Supreme Court sets date for Weyhrauch arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court has set Dec. 8 as the date for oral arguments in the appeal of former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch, who is seeking to reinstate a court order that sharply limited the federal government's mail fraud case against him.

Law used to indict Blagojevich challenged

Former Alaska state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch is among several people nationwide challenging a law against "honest - services fraud," one of the charges against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Supreme Court takes Weyhrauch mail-fraud question

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by former Alaska Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch that prosecutors shouldn't be allowed to say he cheated Alaska's citizens when he secretly sought work from the oil-field service company Veco during the 2006 legislative session.

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Weyhrauch asks Supreme Court to overturn fraud decision

Former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch, awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision that applied the federal mail-fraud statute to his case.

Ex-state representative Weyhrauch plans appeal of court ruling

Former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch plans to appeal an appeals court ruling against him to the U.S. Supreme Court, his lawyer, Doug Pope of Anchorage, said Wednesday.

Weyhrauch seeks rehearing

Former Alaska Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a decision two weeks ago that restored key evidence in his corruption indictment.

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Court will accept Weyhrauch evidence

Federal prosecutors can go forward with the corruption case against former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch using evidence that he failed to disclose his efforts to get a job with Veco Corp., under an appeal court ruling issued Wednesday.

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Indicted ex-lawmaker Weyhrauch loses appeal

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with federal prosecutors Wednesday and held that former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch can be tried for failing to disclose his efforts to get a job with Veco Corp. even if state law did not require such disclosure.

Trial of former legislator waiting on appeal

Fourteen months after his co-defendant went to trial and got convicted, former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch is still waiting for a federal appeals court to decide if prosecutors can use evidence against him they say they need.

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