Bill Weimar

Florida drops child-sex charge against former Alaskan

Prosecutors in Florida have decided not to bring charges of child sexual battery against former Alaska halfway house mogul Bill Weimar, who had been accused by the Sarasota sheriff's office of illegal sexual contact with a 6-year-old girl.

Weimar charged in corruption probe

Mexican Navy captures Alaskan wanted for sex abuse

Weimar returned to Florida to face sexual battery charges

Former Anchorage businessman Bill Weimar was extradited to Sarasota, Fla., Wednesday to face a charge of sexual battery involving a 6-year-old girl.

Weimar flight from Cuba to Mexico cost him his freedom

U.S. marshals who tracked fugitive Alaska businessman Bill Weimar to Havana last week were prepared to wait him out, since there's no extradition treaty between Cuba and the U.S. But on Friday, Weimar -- wanted in Florida on a sexual battery charge involving a 6-year old girl -- turned up in Cancun, Mexico.

Mexican Navy captures Alaskan wanted for sex abuse

The Mexican Navy captured former Alaska halfway house magnate Bill Weimar on a fugitive warrant Saturday night and returned him to the United States on charges that he sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl.

Alaska corruption figure sought on child sex charge in Florida

Weimar under supervision at time of alleged child assault

Former halfway house king Bill Weimar, convicted in the Alaska corruption scandal, was still under the supervision of federal probation officials when he is alleged to have sexually battered a 6-year-old girl in Florida, according to charging documents made public Monday.

Alaska corruption figure sought on child sex charge in Florida

Former Alaska halfway house mogul Bill Weimar, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and financial wrongdoing in Alaska's political corruption scandal, is being sought by Florida authorities on a charge of child sexual battery.

Judge denies request for Weimar's financial records

A bankruptcy trustee who wanted to investigate the recent finances of Bill Weimar, a convicted felon who was once Alaska's halfway house kingpin, won't get to examine a court report, a federal judge has ruled.

Weimar reports to halfway house to finish sentence

Bill Weimar, once Alaska's halfway house king as the owner of Allvest Inc., has reported to a federal halfway house to finish serving his time on corruption charges.

More on Alaska corruption investigation

Weimar goes to prison; Montana spread for sale

Bill Weimar, once king of Alaska's halfway houses, this week began serving a six-month prison sentence in Arizona for two federal felonies.

Weimar sentenced to six months

Bill Weimar, who built a lucrative business in Alaska working with criminals, was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday, a convicted felon.

Weimar gets 6 months in prison, fine

Private prison advocate Bill Weimar has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and six months of home confinement plus a $75,000 fine on bribery and conspiracy charges.

Weimar faces prison time

Bill Weimar, who once ran a lucrative Alaska halfway house business and is now retired and living in Montana, will face a federal judge Wednesday morning for sentencing on two felonies.

Push for private prison was downfall

Push for private prison was downfall

An intense political battle over private prisons in Alaska kept the state's jail-building efforts tied in knots for a decade, ending only in 2005 after complaints of strong-arm lobbying helped turn legislative sentiment against the idea.

Businessman Weimar paid candidate to push prison

Businessman Weimar paid candidate to push prison

Bill Weimar, who made his fortune off private halfway houses in Alaska, pleaded guilty Monday to two felonies in the latest chapter of the ongoing federal probe of Alaska political corruption.

Push for private prison was downfall