Andreanna Politano pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud and theft of public money in September, after concealing her husband’s income and presence in their home for more than a decade.
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Man who threatened to kill maintenance worker in Augusta sentenced to 2 years
Paul F. Fay III, 38, told a judge he has been unable to get help for mental illness that causes him to lash out during manic episodes.
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Personal feud may have led to gunfire at Colby College, police say
Officials say the suspect accused of firing a gun at a party had been hit with a bottle by a man with whom he had fought before.
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Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison
Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
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South Paris man gets a week behind bars and probation for role in Jan. 6 riot
Todd Tilley is also required to complete 60 hours of community service and pay $500 in restitution.
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Woman arrested, accused of stabbing another woman with scissors
Jennifer Strugar, 53, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail on domestic violence charges.
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Lewiston man charged with Poland double murder appears in court, held without bail
Aaron Aldrich, 46, is charged in the deaths of a Massachusetts man and a Lewiston teenager.
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Waterville man charged with reckless conduct after gunshots fired at Colby College campus apartments
Andrew Gifford, 24, was charged by police in connection with the early Saturday morning incident at the Alfond Apartments at Colby.
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Federal employee from Waterville pleads guilty to accessing child pornography at work
Terrence Talbot, who was employee with a U.S. Geological Survey office in Augusta, faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Maine’s high court orders new sentencing for man involved in shootout that wounded Waterville officer
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a ruling Thursday said the judge who oversaw the trial of Richard Murray-Burns erred in the way he imposed the sentence against Murray-Burns for the 2019 shooting.