A $1 million hit to PWSAC

Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp. has signed a plea agreement in a case involving the illegal disposal of waste oil and jet fuel, resulting in severe burns to an employee.

Under the plea agreement, PWSAC agrees to pay $550,000 in restitution to the victim and a $450,000 fine.

PWSAC is a major operator of salmon hatcheries.

His day in court

Arne Fuglvog, the former aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, this morning is scheduled to enter his plea to a misdemeanor commercial fishing violation.

Federal Judge H. Russel Holland of Anchorage will preside. Holland, you might recall, presided over the epic Exxon Valdez oil spill case.

Fuglvog charged criminally, could get prison time

Arne Fuglvog, who resigned Sunday as an aide to Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has been charged in federal court with a criminal fisheries violation.

Under a plea agreement, Fuglvog agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a recommended sentence of 10 months imprisonment, a $50,000 fine and a $100,000 "community service payment."