An FBI agent says the gang recruits people addicted to drugs to help sell their products using their homes as bases.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man faces three charges of buying guns for other people
One of the guns bought in Maine by Anthony Jones showed up during a search in Massachusetts, federal agents say.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Former Livermore Falls woman gets time served in gun-for-drugs crime
Nichole Bachelder’s drug dealer asked her to buy a gun for him in exchange for drugs and money, her attorney said.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Strong woman gets probation for illegal gun buy
The “straw” gun purchase was orchestrated by a Lewiston man who was sentenced last year to 10 years in federal prison, prosecutors say.
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L.L.Bean tied up in lawsuit claiming it copied ‘graceful’ design of Skechers sneakers
The Freeport-based retailer is accused of intentionally and willfully plagiarizing a patented ‘heel cup’ that is featured on millions of Skechers shoes.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Accused pot farmer in Mexico operation released from jail
A federal judge allows Xiandu Zhang to live in Massachusetts pending his trial.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Former Auburn man served enough time in ‘unusual’ case, judge says
Willie R. Minor was convicted three times for the same crime in federal court.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Mexico men in court on pot-growing operation
The two men had been living in a home in Mexico and allegedly growing marijuana illegally near a day care and school, according to authorities.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Two men charged with illegally growing pot in Mexico garage
Federal agents say the alleged operation is near a day care and a middle school.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford man shot by police in Mexico gets nearly 2 years in prison
Prosecutors say Brandon Dearborn, who was prohibited from having a gun, took aim at police before he was shot.