Akeem Malik Cruz, who went to prison for taking Megan Waterman to New York to prostitute her on the weekend she disappeared, was arrested in Portland this week.
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‘Major dealer’ of bath salts in Aroostook County sentenced to 10 years
Police seize 2 kilograms of the synthetic hallucinogen, worth more than $300,000, at the time of the arrest of Lance Ellison, 45, at his home in Woodland.
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Justices on Maine’s highest court ask if multiple roles cloud ethical rules for accused judge
The standards that apply to elected part-time Judge Robert M.A. Nadeau will help determine whether he is disciplined.
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Windham man accused of mailing poison also may have mailed harmless Epsom salt
After Sidney Kilmartin, 53, was arrested last year in connection with the 2012 cyanide death of an Englishman, authorities discovered four others who had paid Kilmartin but didn’t receive cyanide.
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Maine’s highest court to hear case against York County probate judge
A panel is recommending that Robert M.A. Nadeau be suspended without pay for four weeks and pay $4,000 to hire a substitute.
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Maine dermatologist pleads not guilty to federal tax fraud, drug distribution charges
Dr. Joel A. Sabean, 68, who lives in Falmouth and has a medical practice in South Portland, was allowed to remain free after appearing for his arraignment at U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Maine prisons chief open to feedback on proposed inmate discipline rules
Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick responds after speakers at Monday’s public hearing on the Department of Corrections’ draft proposal were unanimously opposed.
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Windham man’s international poisoning trial to span two weeks in May
A defense attorney and prosecutor in the case against Sidney Kilmartin expect at least 35 witnesses from the U.S. and England to testify.
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Saco travel agency owner sentenced to 1½ years for mail, wire fraud
Beth M. Rogers, 46, of Portland also must pay nearly $209,000 in restitution.
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Opponents voice objections to proposed rules that could restrict Maine inmates’ speech
Many at Monday’s hearing on the Maine Department of Corrections proposal said the proposal is too vague, would cause discipline problems at state prisons, and would damage efforts to rehabilitate prisoners.