Investigations in Androscoggin, Lincoln, Penobscot and Washington counties yield strikingly similar tales of questionable conduct.
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Panel of lawmakers to question 3 officials about conduct of Maine Warden Service
A hearing on the agency’s covert operations is set for June 1 as members of two committees differ on how to handle the review.
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Lawmakers to hold hearings on Maine Warden Service undercover operations
A committee wants to hear explanations about the actions of an undercover warden who gave alcohol to suspected poachers and shot game out of season himself to induce suspects to break the law.
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Bill Nemitz: Someone lead the game wardens out of the woods, back to reality
Their performance in ‘North Woods Lawless’ deserves a real panning.
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Maine Warden Service won’t answer questions on harassing phone calls
A target of an undercover operation investigating violations of hunting laws allegedly made the calls to a game warden.
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Maine game wardens recover body of missing Rockwood fisherman
They also find a fisherman from Yarmouth who was lost in northern Penobscot County.
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Maine Warden Service disputes story on undercover operation in Allagash
The agency says that there were ‘many inaccuracies,’ and that a flouting of fish and game laws sparked the investigation and final raid filmed for TV’s ‘North Woods Law.’
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Lawmakers call for investigation of Maine wardens’ undercover raid
Gov. Paul LePage says he is disturbed by the Maine Sunday Telegram’s report of a dramatic raid in which agents may have padded evidence, provided alcohol to people being investigated and flouted public records laws.
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Allagash saga adds to long trail of warden service controversies
Sting operations and the subsequent prosecutions sometimes go awry, including one case sparked by a single fish that drew national publicity.