The U.S. Attorney’s office said Friday that federal authorities are investigating an estimated 100 illegal growing sites in Maine, as well as similar activities in 19 other states.
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Former Liberty man sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting stepdaughter
Wade Drew Brayman, 65, was sentenced after an unusual series of hearings that lasted more than 17 hours over three days at the Waldo Judicial Center in Belfast.
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Investigation continues into Waterville shooting as neighbors wait for answers
‘It’s as if it didn’t happen,’ a neighbor said of the Feb. 19 shooting, which resulted in the death of Justin Iraola, 22, of Winslow.
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Wayne man to serve up to 33 months in prison on federal drug smuggling, lying charges
Victor Sousa, 25 had pleaded guilty to smuggling methamphetamine pills from Canada and lying about knowing people linked to a federal narcotics investigation.
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Canaan man sentenced to prison for trafficking large amount of fentanyl, other drugs
Garrett Joseph Cote Jr., 24, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for the most severe of several charges he faced: Class A aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, court records show.
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Man pleads guilty to armed robbery of Augusta bank
Authorities said Joshua Brougham, 38, placed a handgun near a bank teller and demanded cash during the October 2022 incident.
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Man sentenced for robbing Waterville bank, Fairfield convenience store
Per the terms of his plea agreement entered in April, Isaac H. Sterling, 24, will serve a sentence of six years in state prison, followed by three years of probation.
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Former Liberty man convicted of sexual assault against a minor delays sentencing over jury-tampering claims
Wade Drew Brayman, 65, who was a former China- and Winslow-area food pantry employee, was convicted on several counts of sexual assault in March last year.
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Illegal cannabis growing operation busted at Madison home filled with black mold
Police seized 1,854 marijuana plants, 10 pounds of processed marijuana, and other drug-related items from the home, which had the worst case of black mold observed by police during 14 similar busts in Somerset County, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.
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Former Franklin County dispatch supervisor sentenced for possessing child porn
Levi J. Gould, 35, of Farmington will also be on probation for four years following his release from jail.