Patricia McBreairty is taking over a lawsuit her husband, Shawn McBreairty, filed in February. He died in June, but the suit will continue through the courts.
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Leeds man gets 30 months for buying guns for drugs
Agents estimate Benjamin Turcotte bought roughly 50 guns for a Lewiston drug dealer.
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Bingham man claims conspiracy by officials to punish him for taking a sign from demolition site
In his federal lawsuit, Daigan C. Small is seeking unspecified damages from the town of Bingham, the town’s first selectman and a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy for violating his rights following a dispute over a sign worth less than $25.
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Lawsuit says new law designed to protect veterans from ‘claim sharks’ is unconstitutional
A group of veterans and a benefits consulting firm are suing Maine’s attorney general, arguing that a new law designed to shield the state’s veterans from predatory practices is unconstitutional.
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Kennebunk doctor found guilty on 15 counts in opioid prescription case
The jury deliberated for more than nine hours following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Federal lawsuit alleges wrongful death of Somerset County Jail inmate who died from drug exposure
The lawsuit, filed four days before a similar complaint regarding a jail inmate who died by suicide, alleges that Mitchell Watson of Dexter was exposed to lethal drugs inside the Madison jail and was not given proper medical attention.
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Portland attorney nominated to become federal judge
Stacey Neumann has been nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. District Court when Chief Judge Jon Levy retires in May.
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Retiring federal judge is latest subject for Belfast portrait artist
Maine artist Maxwell Nolin recently unveiled the official portrait of retiring Chief U.S. District Judge Jon Levy, which will hang in the federal courthouse in Portland.
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Boston man, arrested in Anson, sentenced on federal drug-dealing charges
Harold Andujar-Pimentel was sentenced to 15 years in prison on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
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Phillips woman gets time-served for federal gun crime
Prosecutors say Deidra Messer bought a gun for someone else in Farmington while she was using or addicted to illegal drugs.