David Burgess admitted his involvement with a lucrative illegal marijuana and money laundering ring that operated in Franklin County.
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Accused Westbrook shooter made online threats hours before double homicide
Just before a Westbrook couple was shot in front of their two children, the South Portland man charged with their murders became angry that a new friend cut him off and warned that he would kill people.
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Two ex-Franklin County sheriff’s deputies plead guilty to conspiracy in an illicit marijuana, money laundering scheme in Farmington
BANGOR — Two ex-Franklin County sheriff’s deputies pleaded guilty Thursday in a federal court to conspiracy conspiracy to defraud and deprive residents of Franklin County of their right to the defendants’ honest and faithful services through bribery, according to court documents. Derrick Doucette of Jay and Brad Scovil of Rangeley entered their pleas separately to […]
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Suspect in Westbrook slayings had expressed desire to kill innocent people years earlier
Marcel Lagrange, who appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court on charges that he fatally shot a Westbrook couple in front of their 2 children, has a lengthy history of mental illness and violent threats.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Two former Franklin County sheriff’s deputies scheduled to change plea connected to alleged illicit marijuana, money-laundering scheme in Farmington
Brad Scovil of Rangeley and Derrick Doucette of Jay are anticipated to plead to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.
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Court ‘blitz’ underway in effort to tackle backlog of criminal cases in Kennebec County
The caseload in Kennebec County courts is 67% higher than it was pre-pandemic, with 2,343 cases pending.
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Livermore Falls man admits to fraud and theft from state and federal government
Rick V. Greene plead guilty Tuesday in federal court to three felonies.
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Nearly 4 decades after infant died in gravel pit, mother of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ to serve 6 years in prison
Lee Ann Daigle, 59, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but maintains that she thought her baby was stillborn when she gave birth in Frenchville in December 1985.
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Police charge 5 over past month in central Maine drug trafficking cases
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office confiscated nearly 4 pounds of drugs and seized more than $10,000 in suspected drug proceeds.
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Oxford County arrest log: June 20, 2023
• Chelsie L. Bates, 32, of 123 Washington St., Rumford, on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child, 9:44 p.m. Saturday, June 17, in Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. • Christine L. Blanchard, 24, of 1001 State Highway 232, Milton, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 1:24 a.m. Saturday, June […]