According to public records dug out by The Alaska Landmine, Alaska Commissioner of Revenue Adam Crum was on an unauthorized vacation to Hawaii when he called up his deputy commissioner, Fadil Limani, and fired him in early April.
In a report sure to make the Dunleavy Administration unhappy, The Landmine brought the receipts showing that Crum didn’t file a leave slip for his trip until after he returned home, and he asked for paid leave; Deputy Chief of Staff Rachel Bylsma denied him that and signed off on his leave slip, noting it was unpaid leave. And although it’s unclear why he fired Limani, writer Jeff Landfield speculates that it was over unknown conversations and developments concerning the Alaska Gasline project.
The entire report is at The Alaska Landmine at this link.
In political circles, it’s well known that Crum is planning to run for governor in the 2026 election, now that Gov. Mike Dunleavy is finishing his second and final term. The report from the Landmine may complicate the matter for Crum, who started in the Dunleavy Administration as the commissioner of Health and Social Services, managing the crisis created by the Covid pandemic.
Crum and Dunleavy both traveling last week, and Dunleavy has a political action committee, Future 49 PAC, that he is raising money for to support a candidate in the next election. He had a fundraiser on the East Coast for his PAC. There’s no indication yet that he intends to support Crum or Attorney General Treg Taylor, who has also indicated an interest in running for governor.
One of the comments on the Landmine story comes from former Deputy Commissioner of Revenue Brian Fechter, who left shortly after Crum came onboard and who now works in Idaho.
“When I was DC of DOR, Crum told me point blank that he expected me to violate statute to enrich oil companies on public money they weren’t legally entitled to – sounded like they promised to donate to his 2026 election bid. To this day, I get a call every month or so from Tax and Treasury staff telling me about the guy trying to violate statue (sic) to do the craziest stuff. Folks were telling me he tried to get an employee fired at AIDEA for refusing to violate their rules to give the UMV (a company he has financial interest in) a preferential interest rate, he was upset about flying coach and tried to get entry level travel employees fired for not booking luxury accommodations counter to state rules, the list goes on and on,” Fechter wrote.
While we are generally supportive of Gov Dunleavy’s politics, I have come to be critical of his choices for Alaska’s Commissioner of Revenue, who have been too close, physically or metaphysically, to the North Slope oil industry. Trouble lurks there, and the governor needs to wise up. And since MRAK mentions Fadil Limani, we might briefly add that he is not a pure and innocent victim in government service. ‘Nuf said.
Crum needs to be fired. We need our top people to be hard working, and honest. Crum is not that person.
So not Republicans, got it.
Based on the absolutely egregiously light sentences given to hardcore repeat criminals, real monsters the MSM here in the state don’t talk about, Treg Taylor is another socialist tool.
Well, if these allegations are true, at least he seems to be living up to his name… Crum(b)…
Crum the Bum goes AWOL, expects taxpayers to pick up his tab, then decides to “run” for governor?
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Boy, if you were the only non-Democrat on the list, we’d still vote for the next guy, or gal, doesn’t matter, just not you..
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Lobbyist-legislator team’s spending us into oblivion, but “AWOL Adam” jets off to Hawaii on the taxpayers’ dime?
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Okay, “AWOL Adam” what do you have to say for yourself? Can’t wait to hear the spin on this one.
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Someone Important said to get out of town while they did your dirty work?
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Rather hope the Guv fires your sorry self right out the door, just like he would any other worthless AWOL employee.
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Is there anything about state government that’s not corrupt, self-serving, contemptuous, secretive, anti-voter, anti-child, too expensive, perverted, arrogant, wasteful, mismanaged, criminal, or just plain stupid?
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Morrigan, you my dear have provided us with a grim litany of behavioral problems that have seized our State Government. I maintain the problem stems from the electorate because we the people have the collective I.Q. of a deranged Muskrat and because we have elected people who have the moral compass of a rabid Red Fox.
I say we need to encourage candidates who are successful business folks, stay at home Mom’s, Garbage Truck Drivers, retirees, and any other normal people that can balance a check book and maintain a credit score above 600. We should however exclude any current public employee and every candidate affiliated with a public employee union or a group that receives a State Subsidy.
It’s really not that complicated.
Thank you for your reply, my friend. We know oosik and puk, so we are in awe of Oosik Puk.
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May we respectfully suggest that all we know about who we elected is what officials tell us. We have no way of knowing what we were told is true.
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Do we have the IQ of a deranged kanaqlak if we make ourselves believe what rabid red foxes say is true?
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First, regain control of our election system, then people like you mention might run for office, believing they could do some good.
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But now… go in a den among the rabid Red Foxes, what good can you do and not get the rabies yourself?
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How do we regain control of our election system and put honesty and transparency back in it so people like you mention, maybe even you, would be pleased to participate in it?
Alaska Land Mine has the dirt. And the documents.
Oh, come on—does anyone actually think Dunleavy will do anything about this? My money’s on him avoiding it like the plague. Meanwhile, Crum gets to waltz around like Alaska’s untouchable golden child, firing the only qualified person in his office with zero explanation. Ethics complaints? Should be filed yesterday. But will they? Will Dunleavy actually hold Crum accountable? Doubtful. The Alaska Landmine has the dirt, and it’s well documented—Crum is the bum. The real question is, will Dunleavy finally step up, or will he keep looking the other way?
I agree w/many of the comments here.
How hard is it to submit a leave request in advance?
This guy for governor?! Grifter for Governor is not a winning slogan.
Where do I obtain my B. Wilson yard signs?