Jack Palmer, 65, of Winter Harbor, pleaded not guilty to the charge in U.S. District Court in Bangor and was ordered held in custody pending a detention hearing.
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Former Somerset County DA clerk denies embezzling $85,000
Julie A. Smith, 58, of Skowhegan, pleaded not guilty Thursday in an Augusta courtroom.
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Viles pleads not guilty to Anson missing money charges
The former Anson tax collector was arraigned Thursday morning in Augusta in a Somerset County criminal case on charges related to $438,712 in missing excise tax money.
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Scarborough police to launch innovative program to help drug addicts
The town will try to put them in recovery instead of jail, a spreading strategy in the battle against addiction.
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#MEcrime roundup: Top crime stories in central Maine
Today’s top crime stories: man charged with storage area theft, a plea deal in a road rage incident, food stamp fraud, search in a cold case, and fatal stabbing investigation.
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Maine’s high court mulls appeal of defendant stripped of his right to an attorney
Joshua Nisbet, 38, of Scarborough, who went through five lawyers and then was ordered to defend himself, is appealing his conviction on a robbery charge.
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Maine case poses question: How sacred is the right to an attorney?
A man who went through five lawyers and then was ordered to defend himself is appealing his conviction, and the final ruling could have broad implications.
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Maine ranks 9th nationally in rate of women killed by men
The per capita ranking is part of a study released Tuesday to draw attention to the toll of domestic violence.
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Randolph couple sentenced on food stamp fraud
Assistant Attorney General John Alsop said in court documents that Deborah Taylor, 48, of Randolph told one branch of DHHS one thing, and another branch of the same agency something different.
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Connor MacCalister indicted in Saco supermarket knife killing
He’s charged with murder in the stabbing of Wendy Boudreau in an apparently random attack.