It owes more than $850 million for violations related to bribes to Brazilian politicians.
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Owner of seafood company admits role in false labeling
The owner of Casey’s Seafood in Newport News, Va., conspired to falsely label foreign crabmeat as fresh Chesapeake blue crab.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime
Suspended Brunswick lawyer pleads not guilty to theft charges
James Whittemore allegedly took money that belonged to three clients, including the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Ex-priest, Cheverus teacher goes to prison for sexually assaulting Freeport boy
The 30-year-old man who was abused decades ago by James Talbot faced the former priest in court and recalled the ‘pure terror’ of going to church.
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Former priest, Cheverus teacher due to go on trial on sex assault charges
James Talbot is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old boy while he was a visiting priest at a Freeport church in the late 1990s.
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Bill Nemitz: With his murder sentence nearing its end, inmate fled from the prospect of freedom
With just 15 months left on his sentence, Arnold Nash escaped last week only to be caught four days later, in an apparent effort to stay longer in the captivity he’s known for so long.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Former bus driver charged with assaulting autistic student
A man who drove a bus for the SAD 15 school district in Gray and New Gloucester is accused of striking a student while on a trip to Saco.
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Danish bank CEO quits amid money laundering scandal
Thomas Borgen’s resignation follows an internal probe of an Estonian subsidiary that found suspicious transactions.
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One of 2 suspects in Washington County slaying accepts plea deal
Former Lewiston resident Quaneysha Greeley pleads guilty to two felony charges in connection with the death of nursing aide Sally Shaw, who was shot in the head and left alongside a highway Cherryfield.
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Portland teen pleads not guilty to murder charge in Bayside shooting
Tyrese Collins, 19, says little else during a court hearing in the slaying of Jack Wilson, 45, during an argument on a street corner in June.