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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News

How a Maine couple gave their $1.3 million retirement savings to bitcoin scammers

by Kelley Bouchard November 20, 2025November 24, 2025

Larry and Barbara Cook are risking public embarrassment to spare others from a similar trauma. In the process, they’re helping to rewrite federal and state income tax laws related to fraud losses.

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