The indictment unsealed this week alleges that they conspired in a secret agreement to keep worker wages low and eliminate competition.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commission overseeing defense lawyers for Maine’s indigent pushes for a public defender office
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services urged more reform to Maine’s system Thursday when presenting its annual report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
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Mount View Middle School principal arrested on charges of unlawful sexual touching
David A. Holinger, 41, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to incident that occurred in Belgrade, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Police: Additional drugs, guns found in case of pair who tried to pass counterfeit money at the Androscoggin County Jail
Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.
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Waterville man randomly shot pedestrian in eye with BB gun, police say
Cody Dutton, 21, was arrested Tuesday and charged with elevated aggravated assault and also is accused of criminal mischief for shooting out windows last week, Waterville police said.
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Former girlfriend testified she now remembers Downs having a gun
Steven H. Downs is on trial for the 1993 murder and sexual assault of a woman in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Somerset County grand jury indicts man accused of firing gunshots over car dispute
Among the indictments handed up last week was Wade Curtis, 35, of Hartland, who’s charged with reckless conduct with a firearm after police say he fired shots at a man over dispute about a car in November.
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Cases closed in Kennebec County courts March 17-31, 2021
A roundup of cases closed at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Maine school counselor charged with sexually assaulting student
The counselor is charged with 2 counts of gross sexual assault and 1 count of unlawful sexual contact in the Calais district.
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U.S. marshals arrest fugitive in Kittery
Michael Rickett, who had eluded authorities since October, had violated terms of his supervised release after being convicted of trying to sell an explosive device to an undercover agent in 2017, the Marshal’s Service said.