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PublishedOctober 31, 2018
Portland landlord jailed over fatal fire is released on eve of blaze’s anniversary
Gregory Nisbet serves 70 days of his three-month sentence for a safety code violation in the building where the fire killed six people.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
Portland landlord is going to jail, after losing his last appeal of conviction in fire that killed 6
Gregory Nisbet, acquitted of manslaughter, got a 90-day sentence for a misdemeanor safety violation in his building on Noyes Street, the site of Portland's deadliest fire in four decades.
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PublishedMay 15, 2018
Justices seem skeptical of Portland landlord’s arguments in appeal of fire code conviction
Gregory Nisbet was sentenced to three months in jail after the November 2014 fire that killed six on Noyes Street, but his lawyer says the code is too vague to be enforced.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016
Among Greater Portland landlords, ‘shock waves’ from Nisbet jail sentence
The judge sends a message on safety violations that's 'just a completely different approach to code issues,' says the president of one association.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2016
In his own words: Gregory Nisbet’s pre-sentencing statement
'I myself cry and mourn daily the loss of those young lives,' says the owner of the building in Portland where a fire killed six people.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2016
Judge to rule in manslaughter case against Portland landlord as soon as next week
After a final day of testimony in Gregory Nisbet's trial, Justice Thomas Warren will evaluate evidence including conflicting testimony on fire codes.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2016
Complaint didn’t prompt third-floor inspection before fatal fire, official testifies
Prosecutors in Gregory Nisbet's manslaughter trial have called the third-floor rooms at 20 Noyes St. 'death traps,' but a 2012 complaint about an illegal apartment did not trigger a physical inspection.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2016
Sides in landlord’s trial clash over safety requirements for building where fire killed six
The defense tries to refute a state official's testimony that 20 Noyes St. was run as a rooming house and lacked adequate detection systems and escape routes.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2016
Prosecutor: Landlord rented out ‘death traps’ in house where fire killed 6
Gregory Nisbet's defense disputes the state's allegation that the building was being used as a rooming house, which requires additional alarms and fire security.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2016
Trial will ask whether Portland landlord is at fault in fire deaths
It would be a first in Maine if Gregory Nisbet is convicted of manslaughter over building conditions, and many will be monitoring the case closely.
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