 On August 11, 2008, the "Anchorage Daily News" reported that Bill Weimar, a former operator of halfway houses for inmates in Alaska was indicted and charged with two felony counts alleging campaign finance violations.Weimar funneled money to an unnamed consultant for an unnamed state legislative candidate in 2004.Weimar agreed to plead guilty to the charges, and in exchange prosecutors will ask for a reduced sentence, a nonbinding agreement that the judge is free to modify.