Liberty and other defendants have denied allegations that they tricked investors into putting money into a tech company.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Man who robbed 11 businesses to feed his addiction gets nearly 6 years in prison
Travis Card pleaded guilty to the series of holdups last spring in southern Maine, crimes that the judge says ‘involved a lot of fear.’
Augusta man arrested on drug trafficking charges
Police: Stanley M. Piper III was found slumped over in his vehicle while holding a glass ‘crack’ pipe.
Hate-crime trial involving Biddeford men may be postponed
Maurice Diggins and Dusty Leo are accused of beating an African-American man outside a convenience store last April.
North Monmouth man sentenced for cocaine robbery
Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Brian Krafton 27, to 10 years in prison, but suspended eight years.
Appeals court upholds conviction in Saco home invasion, shooting
Gregory Owens was found guilty in 2016 of interstate domestic violence and using a firearm during a violent crime.
Pittsfield man pleads guilty in federal firearms case
Ethan Rumery, 24, conspired with others to buy guns they said were for themselves; instead, they were intended for people living in another state.
Man found guilty by jury in Gardiner drug bust
Jahneiro Plummer, 27, was among those charged with aggravated trafficking in heroin and cocaine base, or crack, after police searched a Gardiner apartment, acting on a search warrant, July 31, 2018, in Gardiner.
Vinalhaven man sentenced to prison for threatening Swedish embassy employee
Eric Malmstrom already has filed a notice that he will appeal the 27-month sentence.
Auburn man fights extradition to Alaska in cold case murder, denies involvement
Steven Downs was arrested in Auburn earlier this month in the rape and killing of a 20-year-old student in Fairbanks.