Nominee for Alaska Police Standards Council defends conspiracy theories

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 772

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago


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Members of the Senate Judiciary committee put questions to a governor’s nominee for the Alaska Police Standards Council about her social media posts during a confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Veronica Lambertsen defended conspiracy theories around the Holocaust, blood-harvesting from children and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Lambertsen has been nominated by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to serve a three-year term representing one of four public seats on the 13-member Alaska Police Standards …