Shawna Gatto argues that she was not properly informed of her Miranda rights before talking about how the 4-year-old died.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: State relies too heavily on incarceration for dealing with young offenders
Approaches that focus on mentoring while keeping juveniles safely at home have a far better track record.
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Posted inLife & Culture
Ben Kingsley views his Nazi role in ‘Operation Finale’ as cautionary tale
The actor wants people to see Adolf Eichmann for the monster he was.
Posted inCops & Courts
Vinalhaven man found guilty of threatening King of Sweden, embassy employee
Eric Malmstrom made repeated calls to the embassy and also threatened to kill the country’s king, according to federal court records.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Mother whose baby died in 1979 says boy finally ‘gets some justice’ with father’s 15-year sentence
The unusual case is not over, as Burton Hagar’s attorney plans an appeal to Maine’s highest court, even though his client pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Local & State, News
Lawyer for Portland developer Michael Liberty faces his own fraud allegation
Attorney George Marcus is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging he helped his client defraud investors.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Manafort, Cohen cases expose lax enforcement
Some lawbreakers are treated with zero tolerance, but criminals in white collars get a pass.
Posted inNation & World, News
Suspect in Iowa college student’s slaying used fake name at work
Co-workers at a dairy farm are stunned to learn that Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged in Mollie Tibbetts’ death.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Lynching of teenage boy shows Americans’ affinity for denial
Carolyn Bryant Donham’s refusal to grapple with her role in Emmett Till’s murder represents our tendency not to own up to wrongs of the past.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Lawsuit says Herbalife events promising riches misled product distributors
A Florida couple say they did everything the company suggested but still lost money, in a case that could involve more than 100,000 plaintiffs and $1 billion in damages.