Three Alaska fishers plead guilty after being accused of deliberately scuttling boats

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 392

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Three southeast Alaska commercial fishers accused of deliberately sinking their boats are now pleading guilty.

John Fisher of Sitka, Joseph Poling of Petersburg and Tony Vanveen of Sitka have each signed plea deals, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court in the District of Alaska.

The three were initially charged earlier this year by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Anchorage. Despite similar details, the cases are not …

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