AUGUSTA — Callers pretending to be from the IRS are trying to trick Mainers into sending them money, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills warned Monday. The AG’s Office and the Federal Trade Commission have gotten thousands of complaints about one kind of scammer in particular, IRS imposters. It works like this, according to the AG’s […]
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Attorney General’s office says LePage refuses to approve funding for staff, equipment
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills’ staff said Wednesday that they have been waiting since November for Gov. Paul LePage to sign financial orders that will clear the way for the hiring of two child protection prosecutors, a homicide attorney, matching funds for a federal grant and equipment for the state police crime lab. The […]
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County to decide if Greenwood can serve in Legislature and County Commission
LEWISTON — The Office of the Maine Attorney General is leaving it up to Androscoggin County to decide whether Randall Greenwood of Wales gave up his seat on the county commission when he took his oath of office last month as a Maine legislator. In a letter to Greenwood, Assistant Attorney General Phillis Gardiner declined […]
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Split Legislature creates uncertain re-election path for Democrats in Maine constitutional offices
AUGUSTA — Maine’s treasurer, attorney general and secretary of state will have to find support from more than just Democrats if they are to survive elections at the State House that could unseat them. After being sworn in on Dec. 3, the 186 voting members of the 127th Legislature will election the three constitutional officers […]
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Maine’s constitutional officers not guaranteed re-election by split Legislature
AUGUSTA — Maine’s treasurer, attorney general and secretary of state will have to find support from more than just Democrats if they are to survive elections at the State House that could unseat them. After being sworn in on Dec. 3, the 186 voting members of the 127th Legislature will elect the three constitutional officers […]
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Peru hires auditor to review Recreation Committee books
PERU — At Monday night’s regular selectmen’s meeting, selectmen agreed to hire an auditor, Warren Smith, to review the books of the former Recreation Committee. Members of the Peruvians for Honest Government have been pushing the selectmen to audit the books to determine if there is enough evidence to pursue legal action against former Recreation […]
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Bail hearing set for Lewiston man in murder case
AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged with murder in the 2013 stabbing and strangulation death of Romeo Parent is expected to argue that he be allowed bail at a hearing on Wednesday. William True, 21, is scheduled for trial in December. He was indicted in July on the first day of testimony in the murder […]
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LePage relents, approves raises for state attorneys after stalling 3 months
AUGUSTA — Roughly 100 lawyers working in the Maine Attorney General’s Office will receive their mandated raises after Gov. Paul LePage relented and signed off on the pay increases Monday. The Legislature approved the mandatory 5 percent pay increase for assistant attorneys general, district attorneys and assistant district attorneys as part of the supplemental budget […]
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Lewiston, Bath appliance stores close; customers in limbo
The Attorney General’s Office’s is fielding complaints after Gediman’s Appliance stores in Bath and Lewiston abruptly closed last month, sitting on customers’ deposits and undelivered appliances. The stores are owned by Peter and Serrene Gagnon of Poland. The answering machine at the Lewiston store at 1822 Lisbon St. says, “We are currently out on appliance training […]