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Fryeburg store owner sentenced to three months for theft, tax evasion

by Matthew Daigle March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Robert Quinn, owner of Jockey Cap Country Store in Fryeburg, was sentenced to three months in jail for theft, tax evasion and failure to collect, truthfully account, or pay over such tax.

Lewiston-Auburn

Massachusetts felon sentenced for gun possession

by Matthew Daigle March 12, 2019

Jonathan Lara was arrested in 2017 in Lewiston during a drug overdose investigation.

Lewiston-Auburn

Lewiston woman charged with embezzling nearly $200,000 from Androscoggin Title Co.

by Christopher Williams March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

The 56-year-old woman allegedly wrote checks to her personal account from the company checkbook.

Nation / World

FBI accuses wealthy parents, including celebrities, in college-entrance bribery scheme

by Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky The Washington Post March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Authorities say the defendants used “bribery and other forms of fraud” to facilitate their children’s admission schools such as Georgetown, Yale and Stanford.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Lawmakers may make it easier to prosecute stranglers

by Steve Collins March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Auburn Sen. Ned Claxton’s proposal would drop requirement that prosecutors prove intent.

Nation / World

Canadian brothers freed after ‘stupid’ stunt causing chaos at Canada-US border

by Antonia Noori Farzan The Washington Post March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

The blue 1967 Buick Skylark would have been perfect for an all-American road trip. But Damien Roy, 22, and Bailey Roy, 21, never got that far. Before the two brothers could even cross the Canadian border, drones, helicopters, police dogs and a SWAT team surrounded their car. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. […]