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December 6, 2023

Livermore Falls woman gets probation for buying guns for drug dealer

Erin Searles received cash and drugs for being a "straw" purchaser of handguns for a Lewiston man, prosecutors say.
Published
November 27, 2023

Canton woman gets probation for straw gun purchases

Kaitlynn Buck's attorney wrote in court papers that his client had bought four pistols in exchange for drugs.
Published
October 5, 2023

Auburn man denies federal gun charges

Anthony Jones is accused of making three so-called "strawman" purchases of guns from licensed dealers on behalf of other people.
Published
September 20, 2023

Former Franklin County prosecutor’s license to practice law is reinstated

Kayla Alves was convicted in federal court of tampering in connection to a medical marijuana distribution and money laundering scheme in Franklin County.
Published
May 1, 2023

Maine’s chief U.S. District judge announces retirement

Jon Levy, who has presided over Maine's federal courts since 2014, will retire next year.

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Published
April 3, 2023

Mothers plan to appeal 2nd dismissal of wrongful death suit in teens’ killings

U.S. District Judge Jon Levy once again rules that Biddeford officers are not at fault for the 2012 murders of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, citing qualified immunity for police.
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March 29, 2023

Federal court overturns Auburn man’s gun conviction

Willie R. Minor has twice been convicted of a federal gun possession charge and twice his conviction has been vacated.
Published
January 18, 2023

Otisfield man admits to sex crimes with kids

Travis Kimball faces up to 30 years in prison on each of the two crimes to which he pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.
Published
December 14, 2022

Federal jury rejects woman’s claims of abuse by officers at Wiscasset jail

Candace Faller sued the jail for not making a female corrections officer immediately available in 2016 after she told male officers she had post-traumatic stress disorder.
Published
December 13, 2022

Pet owners sue Idexx over ‘anticompetitive scheme’ to sell diagnostic tests

The class-action lawsuit accuses the Westbrook maker of animal-health products of locking veterinarians into predatory contracts that inflate prices that are passed on to their clients.