The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee approved a ‘deeper dive’ into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.
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Ousted Prime Automotive Group CEO sues to be reinstated
David Rosenberg says GPB Capital Holdings violated dealership franchise agreements with auto manufacturers when it fired him in September.
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New lawsuit accuses company that owns Prime Automotive of running Ponzi scheme
The federal lawsuit claims GPB Capital Holdings has been paying investors dividends out of their own invested funds.
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With lawsuit pending, Prime Automotive Group fires David Rosenberg
Rosenberg accused the company’s largest investor of financial misconduct in a lawsuit he filed in July.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime
Judge rules Bar Harbor bank must face claims it let conman steal from estate, then tried a cover-up
Plaintiffs allege the bank’s trust business allowed Robert Kenneth Lindell Jr. to steal over $1 million from an elderly widow’s estate and then tried to cover up its involvement.
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Comcast, cable broadcasters sue to block Maine law allowing customers to choose their channels
The lawsuit argues that the state law to force cable companies to provide channels on an individual basis runs afoul of federal law.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Security stepped up at Auburn courthouse
AUBURN — Visitors to the Androscoggin County Courthouse must empty their pockets at the front door now that security measures have been stepped up at the building. Screenings had been intermittent at the building, which houses Androscoggin County Superior courtrooms, clerks’ offices, county offices, probate court and the registry of deeds. Earlier this summer, however, […]
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Board counters former DA candidate Seth Carey’s suspension appeal
Former Auburn attorney Seth Carey is appealing a judge’s three-year suspension of his law license.
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Former teacher says she was fired by Falmouth for taking breaks to pump breast milk
Shana Swenson’s federal lawsuit claims her contract was not renewed because she took 3 breaks a day to pump and save her breast milk to feed her baby.
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Suspended Auburn lawyer Seth Carey files appeal
Seth Carey says a judge erred in finding Maine bar violations and was too severe in his sanctions