The state’s high court Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that had dismissed most welfare fraud charges against a Lewiston man. As a result, Abdi Hassan, 47, of 105 Shawmut St. must again answer 13 counts of related charges, including theft and forgery. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court wrote in a unanimous opinion that prosecutors […]
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State appeals dismissal of welfare fraud charges against Lewiston man
AUBURN — Prosecutors are appealing to the state’s highest court a trial court order dismissing more than a dozen welfare fraud charges against a Lewiston man. Assistant Attorneys General Darcy Mitchell and Greg Bernstein filed notice Wednesday in Androscoggin County Superior Court that they intend to take their case to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in […]
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All charges against Lewiston man dismissed
AUBURN — Prosecutors dropped the remaining charges against a Lewiston man Tuesday, after a judge refused to reconsider her order that dismissed more than a dozen counts of welfare fraud against the man. At a brief Tuesday morning hearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court, Judge Susan Oram rejected the state’s motion seeking to have 13 […]
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Judge dismisses all DHHS fraud charges against Lewiston man
AUBURN — In a stunning reversal, a judge ordered the dismissal of more than a dozen welfare fraud charges against a Lewiston man after prosecutors raised questions about documents possibly forged by state caseworkers. Applications for welfare benefits in the case may have been improperly filled out by several caseworkers at the Maine Department of […]
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Lewiston woman pleads guilty to welfare fraud charges
Amina Ege, 45, of Lewiston sits with her defense attorney, Adam Sherman, in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn on Friday. She pleaded guilty to welfare fraud three days before her trial was set to start. AUBURN — A Lewiston woman admitted to welfare fraud charges Friday, three days before her trial was set to […]
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Lewiston couple denies welfare fraud charges
AUBURN — A Lewiston couple denied in court Thursday charges that they schemed to defraud the government out of welfare benefits over the past nine years. Amina H. Ege, 42, of 105 Shawmut St., was indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury on two counts of theft by deception, four counts of aggravated forgery and […]