In a deal with the prosecutor, the 9 religious leaders instead make contributions to a victims’ compensation fund.
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Three Maine housing companies with ties to Michael Liberty file for bankruptcy
The complexes, which lease to elderly, disabled and low-income tenants, are expected to continue operations.
Man charged with terrorizing in gun incident at Portland store
Kevin Gray of Portland was arrested Sunday afternoon after an incident at the Paris Farmers Union on Warren Avenue, police say.
Sanford man pleads to child porn charge
Rusty Hood faces up to 20 years in prison.
Bangor man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
Court records say David Jack’s cellphone had more than 2,000 images of children engaged in sexual conduct.
Former bookkeeper to Dan Lilley pleads not guilty to criminal theft charges
Jaime Butler of Falmouth, who once worked for the late criminal defense lawyer, is accused of forging checks and using a credit card fraudulently.
Five charged with selling crack cocaine after standoff in Cherryfield
The arrests follow a monthlong investigation into the distribution of crack in Washington County.
Man from Honduras sentenced for illegal entry
Juan Carlos Martinez-Recarte was sentenced to time served, about 4 months.
Embattled former York County probate judge reprimanded again by state’s highest court
Robert M.A. Nadeau, suspended previously for unethical conduct, failed to recuse himself from a 2016 child support case involving a woman who had criticized him on social media.
Prosecutors intend to seize pickup owned by ex-trooper accused of drug trafficking
Retired Maine state trooper Jeffrey Linscott is accused of selling fentanyl to an informant in the parking lot of a Gorham grocery store.