Juan Carlos Febles pled guilty to charges he used a stolen credit card to make purchases at Walgreens and Home Depot.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Four from Florida plead guilty to using credit card data stolen from Mainers
Three men and a woman face up to 15 years in prison.
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Portland man facing welfare fraud charges is back in jail
Abdulkareem Daham surrendered his bail a week before the start of his federal trial on charges of scamming various food assistance programs.
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Limington family escapes fire that destroyed home that was a labor of love
The Eastmans cleared a family lot and milled trees from the property to build the house.
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2018 economic expectations muted in Maine
Paychecks here aren’t increasing much, analysts say, and the tight labor market will hinder growth.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Matinicus lobsterman gives hundreds of pounds of lobster away on Christmas Eve
Noah Ames decided to show his children that Christmas is about more than getting presents.
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Retired trooper arrested on drug charges suspected he was under investigation, documents show
Authorities say Jeffrey Linscott changed the location of an arranged drug sale Wednesday and checked to see if his purported buyer was recording him.
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Man found inside burned house had shot himself
A Lebanon man set fire to his house and committed suicide, police say.
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Retired Maine state trooper charged with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine
Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, who was with the state police for 22 years, was caught delivering the powerful – and deadly – opioid in Gorham, drug agents say.
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Maine’s top court hears challenge to new rules that reduce solar incentives
In a key case for the industry, an attorney says lowering credits for homeowners who feed the power grid is like charging gardeners for their extra vegetables.