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Riverview patient committed for 1969 killing in Portland asks for release

by Betty Adams May 9, 2017May 9, 2017

An attorney for Donald Beauchene, 73, said Tuesday he hasn’t been violent in nearly 40 years and should be let out of the state psychiatric hospital.

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Judge in review of Sanborn murder case rejects prosecutors’ call to step aside

by Matt Byrne May 9, 2017May 10, 2017

The state has questioned the impartiality of Justice Joyce Wheeler, but she stays on without making her reasons public.

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Hermon woman pleads guilty to issuing fraudulent money orders

by Staff Report May 8, 2017May 8, 2017

Allison Pluard, 30, stole more than $4,200 by imprinting low-denomination postal money orders with values up to $1,000, federal prosecutors say.

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Bangor woman pleads guilty to theft of federal benefits

by Staff Report May 8, 2017May 8, 2017

Shirley Reynolds, 60, admitted to stealing Supplemental Security Income benefits between 2009 and October 2016 after falsely representing that she lived alone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.

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Prosecutors ask judge in Sanborn murder case to recuse herself

by Matt Byrne May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

The Attorney General’s Office says it requested Justice Joyce Wheeler step down from the case because of statements she made at Sanborn’s bail hearing in April.