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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Paris man gets five years probation for stealing 20 guns
A federal judge said Scott Irish seems to have turned his life around since the 2020 robbery in West Paris.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Former Franklin County prosecutor to be sentenced Wednesday for deleting text messages in federal investigation
Defense attorney for Kayla Alves, 37, of Farmington is asking for probation while federal prosecutors are asking for zero to six months incarceration
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Federal jury convicts two New York men in connection to 2016 Rangeley home invasion
Andre Muller, 51, and Robert Holland, 42, were convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Auburn man pleads guilty to drug charges in 2018 area raid
Tyler Poland struck a deal with federal prosecutors in which he agreed to serve up to 51 months in prison.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Mother and daughter settle lawsuit against Maine State Police
Brittany and Kimberley Irish received a $500,000 payment from the state after dropping a lawsuit that accused Maine State Police of failing to respond to warnings and protect them from a deadly rampage in 2015.
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PublishedJune 1, 2022
Maine health care workers to appeal order to disclose their names in vaccine mandate lawsuit
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that there is no evidence that the plaintiffs face 'a heightened risk of severe social stigma and worse' if they are no longer allowed to remain anonymous.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Maine man charged in Capitol insurrection now accused of attacking another officer
Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon already was facing 10 charges for his role in the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Federal prosecutors have indicated they intend to add additional charges.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Federal judge denies Rangeley man’s request to use marijuana while on bail
Lucas Sirois pleaded not guilty to a 15-count indictment in November in an alleged illicit marijuana operation.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Lawsuit against Bath museum over schooner capsizing heads to negotiations
Maine Maritime Museum's sailing vessel Mary E capsized last summer, leading to suits from passengers claiming the museum was culpable for physical and mental injuries.
