Charging documents are not currently available and the special prosecutor brought in by the state would not reveal specifics of the allegations.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former Alaska judge has been charged with perjury by a state grand jury, according to the Department of Law.
In an indictment by the State of Alaska, Margaret Murphy was indicted on a single count of perjury, a felony offense in the state., and also spent time in Aniak, Bethel and Anchorage. Murphy has served as a sergeant and captain in the U.S. Army as well. A department official told Alaska’s News Source that the offense occurred “on or around November 3, 2022,” in or around Homer, where Murphy was serving as a district court judge in the Third Judicial District.
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