 At the same meeting, Rick Smith resigned from his position as vice president of community and government affairs.It was not clear from the VECO statement if Smith's position will be refilled.On May 14, 2007, William (Bill) Bobrick, a prominent municipal lobbyist in Anchorage, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, bribery, and money laundering in the same scheme for which Rep. Tom Anderson was indicted the previous December.