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Orono woman admits to allowing drug dealing from her home

by Staff Report November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

Amy Hakola pleads guilty in federal court and faces up to 20 years in prison.

Former Lewiston man pleads guilty to federal cocaine charge

by Staff Report November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

Lamar Young, 29, purchased crack cocaine and cocaine powder from suppliers in Massachusetts and sold the drugs in Maine, the U.S. attorney says.

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Former Portland developer pleads guilty to federal campaign finance fraud

by Kevin Miller November 28, 2016November 29, 2016

Michael A. Liberty may get prison time for funneling $22,500 into the 2012 presidential campaign using the names of nine employees and family members, prosecutors say.

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Suspect in fatal shooting of Naples man had vowed to hurt ex-girlfriend

by Matt Byrne November 28, 2016November 29, 2016

Norman Strobel, who was shot dead by deputies, had called her and admitted to an earlier shooting that left another man critically wounded.

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Autopsy of Westbrook woman shows ‘no foul play,’ police say

by Staff reports November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

The body of 42-year-old Michelle Minor was found in her apartment Sunday.

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Two men dead after shootings in Casco and Naples

by Kate McCormick and Peter McGuire November 27, 2016November 28, 2016

Another man was critically wounded in a night of violence that ended when Norman Strobel, 59, of Naples was shot and killed by Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies, authorities say.

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Victim of a long con lives out her days penniless in a Fryeburg nursing home

by Eric Russell November 27, 2016November 27, 2016

The people responsible for stealing about $1 million from Los Angeles native Sarah Cheiker and abandoning her in a Maine motel are nowhere to be found.

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