The action was levied against Alishah Sayed, 28, after he completed a sentence in the criminal case.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Maine Catholic Diocese faces 6 more childhood sexual abuse claims
The newest complaints allege the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland knew about the abuse, which occurred between 1954 and 1988.
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Milo man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 1-month-old
Under a plea agreement, Reginald Melvin will likely serve 25 years of a 30-year sentence for the death of his son, Sylus.
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Judge dismisses case against secretary of state, police and towing companies
The attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of 3 clients in February is still suspended from practicing law in Maine. The plaintiffs didn’t meet a July deadline to say if they wanted to find a new attorney.
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Widow of former U.S. Senate candidate sues campaign manager over crypto investment
Max Linn made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. His widow says his campaign manager conned him out of more than $225,000 before Linn died in December 2021.
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Aroostook County mother sentenced to 4 years for toddler’s overdose death
Mariah Dobbins, 29, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month in the 2022 death of her 1-year-old son, Jaden Raymond.
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Old Orchard Beach company defends marijuana referendum challenged by competitor’s lawsuit
After one cannabis company sued Old Orchard Beach earlier in July, alleging new rules unfairly benefit its competitors, a second company is intervening to defend the new licensing laws it wrote.
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Martin’s Point Health Care to pay $22 million to settle Medicare fraud claims
An agreement announced Monday, the largest Medicare fraud settlement in state history, includes a $3.8 million payment to a whistleblower who sued Martin’s Point in 2018 alleging that it was miscoding the health conditions of Medicare Advantage patients.
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Maine detective sues gun-maker, says he was shot by his holstered service weapon
Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy David Cole says he is one of many law enforcement officers and civilians injured by a defective handgun sold by New Hampshire gun-maker Sig Sauer.
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Bar Harbor protester sues police over arrest outside home of conservative activist Leonard Leo
Eli Durand-McDonnell says officers violated his first amendment rights when they arrested him at the behest of conservative legal activist Leonard Leo.