Attorney George Marcus is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging he helped his client defraud investors.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man who died in police shootout in New Hampshire had multiple wounds
Douglas Heath was wanted on several warrants, including one for fleeing police in Maine.
Ex-treasurer of Litchfield Fair arrested on embezzlement charge
Police say Ryan Beaudette ‘confessed to stealing over $10,000’; donations have enabled to the full fair to take place as usual Sept. 7-9.
Man wanted in 3 New York killings may be hiding in Maine
Sam Cross is being sought in connection with the shooting deaths in June.
Kennebec grand jury indicts numerous people on drug charges
The indictments were handed up Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Sex offender lived in tent inside garage at Albion home of young children, police say
Vincent Robinson, 52, was living in a tent on property where two foster children resided and was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant, authorities said.
South Portland fishing captain admits to hindering Coast Guard inspection
Prosecutors say Thomas Simpson was the captain of a New Bedford commercial fishing vessel in 2014 when he dumped a fishing net into the ocean in defiance of Coast Guard commands to haul it in.
Work-release inmate who failed to report for job taken into custody at Maine Mall
Cumberland County Jail officials don’t indicate what Jeremiah Gamblin, 19, of Vassalboro was doing when he was located at the South Portland shopping center.
Maine State Police now doubt truck driver’s report of shooting incident on I-95
The driver hauling water for Poland Spring said he had been shot at by men in a red car and then robbed by them, but police say evidence and interviews indicate the incident did not occur as the driver reported.
Police investigate body found by roadside in Augusta
The identity of the deceased was not yet known, but police say they found the body while looking into a missing persons case.