The panel deliberated for nearly five days in the case of Dr. Joel Sabean, who was accused of avoiding $900,000 in taxes.
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Maine woman gets 3 years in 2015 hit-and-run death in York
Carolyn Lee hit and killed Emily Zarnoch as she walked hand-in-hand with her boyfriend.
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says it knows who stole guard’s truck, uniform and badge
The items were in the corrections officer’s pickup truck, which was unlocked outside his home in Casco when it was stolen on Oct. 5.
Attorney says Thomaston man has reached plea deal in fiancee’s shooting death
Dylan Grubbs was charged with manslaughter in the death of Chelsea Jones during a prospective gun sale in the parking lot of a Bath supermarket last fall.
Maine police seek tips in death of dog found 30 miles from home
Uhdelle, a German shepherd, disappeared during a walk in Saco and was killed by a car in Gray.
Hollis woman was shot by man trying to defend her from boyfriend’s assault, police say
State police arrest Ryan Gilliken, who shares a home with the woman and her three children, on assault charges; no charges have been filed against the man who shot and wounded the woman.
Woman wounded in Hollis shooting, Maine State Police say
A man was taken into custody after the incident Tuesday night outside a home on River Road.
Jury deliberates for second day without reaching verdict in doctor’s tax fraud trial
U.S. District Judge George Z. Singal tells the jurors in Dr. Joel Sabean’s trial to return to court Wednesday morning.
Indicted former prison guard had sex with female inmate, affidavit says
Joshua Dall-Leighton, 31, had several sexual encounters with an inmate of a pre-release center in Alfred, an investigator says.
Gray man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
Scot Stolkner will serve more than 17 years for selling bath salts, heroin and fentanyl throughout Maine.