Former head of Anchorage Health Department settles fraud suit with state for $30,000

Former Anchorage Health Department director Joe Gerace, who resigned the same day extensive fabrications about his professional and educational experience came to light, has settled a lawsuit brought against him by the state of Alaska. In a deal finalized Tuesday and approved by Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi, Gerace agreed to pay the state $30,000 to settle claims he fraudulently misrepresented his military experience. As a result of that misrepresentation, the state argued Gerace was overcompensated for service performed in the Alaska State Defense Force, a component of Alaska’s Organized...