In this July 12, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Las Vegas. President Donald Trump says he never would have appointed Sessions as attorney general had he known Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation. Trump makes the extraordinary statement about Sessions in an interview with the New York Times […]
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A.G. Jeff Sessions to testify as Republicans prod Trump on tapes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is preparing to face former Senate colleagues over his role in the controversy around ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, part of an escalating investigation into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. Sessions is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence committee and was due […]
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Gov. Paul LePage sues Attorney General Janet Mills
AUGUSTA — In a move bound to create political fallout, Gov. Paul LePage sued Attorney General Janet Mills on Monday and accused her of a “clear abuse of power” because she wouldn’t represent him in a controversial federal case involving President Donald Trump’s two stalled immigration orders. Mills denounced the governor’s move for wasting state […]
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Record number of Maine drug deaths attributed to fentanyl
AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of the Attorney General says the state set a new record for overdose deaths in 2016 with 378. The office of Janet Mills says the number of overdose deaths climbed from 272 in 2015. That was a record at the time and a 31 percent increase from 2014. The office […]
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Attorney General warns scammers offer grants on social media
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills wants residents to look out for a fraudulent government grant scam that is targeting residents via social media. Mills says the scammer typically poses as a government official, sometimes even falsely using the name of a real office or public official. She says they then ask for a […]
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Maine AG rules Bridgton officer justified in shooting at car
AUGUSTA — The Maine Attorney General’s Office says a police officer was justified in shooting at a car that backed into his cruiser during a chase. The Portland Press Herald reports that a report released Tuesday says it’s reasonable to conclude that Bridgton Police Officer Todd Smolinsky thought “deadly force was imminently threatened” against him […]
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Maine attorney general joins VW investigation
LANSING, Mich. — At least 27 state attorneys general are opening a multi-state investigation into Volkswagen after it came clean about rigging diesel emissions technology to pass U.S. smog tests. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office said Thursday he and at least 26 other attorneys general will send subpoenas to the German automaker. Spokeswoman Andrea […]
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Lewiston man charged in son’s death seeks to have statements thrown out
AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged with manslaughter in his baby son’s death is seeking to have statements he made to police kept from trial. Sean St. Amand, 28, filed motions through his attorney, George Hess, to bar prosecutors from using statements St. Amand made to police on Oct. 20 during an interrogation. Hess wrote […]
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RSU 9 directors enter into agreement with state for plumbing program
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted July 7 to enter into an agreement for a grant from the Office of the Maine Attorney General to start a plumbing program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center at Mt. Blue Campus. Oxford Hills Technical School in Norway and Lewiston Regional Technical Center in Lewiston […]
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Committee seeks fixes after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee took two more steps to deal with issues related to document-shredding at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The committee voted unanimously Friday to try to clarify and strengthen rules surrounding grant funds, such as those at the heart of the document-shredding probe. Members plan to introduce a […]