The defendant waives her right to a trial and any mental health defense and makes the rare choice to quickly admit her crime at the first possible opportunity.
Scott Dolan
Oakland man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
Daniel Lajoie Jr., 45, downloaded pictures and videos while visiting his parents in Oakland in 2012.
Police say Lyman man accused of impersonating officer used dead father’s badge
Gary Mariner, 57, of Lyman is accused of showing a prostitute the badge and a gun to convince the 25-year-old woman that he was an undercover police officer.
LePage nominates five to fill vacancies on Maine courts
Four lawyers will serve as District Court judges and one retired Superior Court justice will continue hearing cases, if confirmed by the Senate.
Maine man sentenced to six months for death threats against European commissioner
Dushko Vanelinov Vulchev, 38, of Houlton, used a neighbor’s wireless account to threaten a leader of the European Union.
Maine woman who hid marriage to keep Social Security benefits gets 3 years of probation
Marie Angel Michaud, 43, of Standish, also is ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution and fees.
Maine drug smuggler tracked by police GPS device pleads guilty
Adam Hill of Sanford had a device planted on his car when he drove to Massachusetts and returned with 43 grams of heroin and 20 grams of cocaine.
Maine UPS driver pleads guilty to stealing veterans’ pills
Jeffrey P. Wheeler Jr., 31, of Sebago faces up to three years in federal prison and a fine of as much as $250,000 for theft from interstate shipments.
Former Kittery woman sentenced to federal prison for bankruptcy fraud
Rana J. Clarizio, 46, who now lives in Illinois, failed to disclose $70,000 worth of property and tried to conceal $125,000 more last year.
Cumberland County sheriff publicly apologizes to women over Portland jail bra controversy
Sheriff Kevin Joyce made the apology at his second news conference in less than a week about jail officers telling women they needed to remove their bras to successfully pass through a metal detector.