Court documents accuse James Whittemore of misusing and converting $250,000 in trust funds from two unrelated clients.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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Portland landlord is going to jail, after losing his last appeal of conviction in fire that killed 6
Gregory Nisbet, acquitted of manslaughter, got a 90-day sentence for a misdemeanor safety violation in his building on Noyes Street, the site of Portland’s deadliest fire in four decades.
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Eight Maine forest rangers, firefighters help battle deadly California wildfire
As part of a national reciprocity effort, the team joins thousands of others assisting on the blaze-ravaged West Coast. They plan to return home soon with invaluable experience and new skills.
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Guatemalan man pleads guilty to illegal entry into U.S.
The man entered Maine near Sandy Bay Township and is now in removal proceedings.
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Man accused of scaring Wells woman to death in burglary attempt pleads guilty to manslaughter
Carlton L. Young, called a ‘coward and a punk’ by the victim’s husband, admits to manslaughter and is sentenced to 10 years in prison, avoiding a trial on a count of felony murder.
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If home intrusion caused Wells woman’s fatal heart attack, is it murder?
The prosecution’s challenge in an unusual case involving no weapon and no physical assault: Proving the death of a person in the home was a ‘reasonably foreseeable consequence’ of an attempted burglary.
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Westbrook man pleads guilty to string of robberies that rattled small businesses
Travis Card’s plea closes 11 cases in Greater Portland, including incidents in which he was thwarted by a language barrier, a clerk who locked herself in a bathroom and a club-wielding employee.
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More questions than answers as probe of Portland man’s stabbing death goes on
Police have said 22-year-old Patrick Lobor died from a stab wound to the chest that was discovered after a car accident Saturday. But they aren’t saying how that stab wound got there.
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Peaks to Portland swim event is on after bacteria count drops
Portland has reopened the East End Beach after a sewage spill Thursday.
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Man accused of selling marijuana illegally from Old Orchard Beach business
Police say the Massachusetts man sold pot over the counter at the 925 Silver Shop on Old Orchard Avenue to adults and minors.