Maine Attorney General’s Office
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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Maine AG files complaint against Florida woman accused of making racist threats in Kennebunkport
Police say Vicki Lush, 66, called a Korean woman from Massachusetts a 'foreigner,' and told her to go back to 'your country' before threatening to hit her with a van.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Hackers, data breaches put more Mainers at risk in ‘ongoing chess game’
Experts say cybercrime is on the rise, and it's getting harder to catch the crooks. In Maine, data breaches are being recorded nearly every day.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Maine attorney general sues companies for promoting PFAS products
Two complaints allege that 3M and DuPont knew decades ago that forever chemicals were toxic but didn't disclose that information to the public.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
911 call that led to deadly shooting in Waterboro came from victim’s home
The Maine Attorney General's Office released three 911 calls related to the shooting on Sept. 7, 2022, hinting at a chaotic scene moments after a York County deputy shot Tyler Woodburn.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Attorney general rules deadly Waterboro police shooting was justified
Deputy Levi Johnson shot 30-year-old Tyler Woodburn during a fight outside a house in Waterboro on Sept. 7, 2022.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2023
Police, prosecutors, Maine National Guard can do more to help sexual assault victims, AG says
Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report to lawmakers this week outlining how allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the Maine National Guard are investigated.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
New Hampshire man pleads not guilty in Berwick shooting
Daniel Lafrenier, 31, is accused of killing Mark Forest at a home in Berwick in January.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Maine attorney general says officers were justified in 3 separate shootings
The shootings occurred in Limerick, Lewiston and Newport. The AG's office has never found an officer-involved shooting in Maine to be unjustified.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2023
Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2022
Maine state Sen. Rick Bennett: Should we call this case Frey v. Frey?
A subpoena by the Maine Government Oversight Committee to obtain the DHHS records of four slain children highlights a conflict of interest between two branches of state government.