President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for “a major investigation into voter fraud” that seeks to probe a number of issues that Maine Gov. Paul LePage has also raised repeatedly. Neither man has provided a single provable example to back up their claims that election results were tainted. Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, who called […]
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Imposter tried to get school employee info from 3 Maine districts
BRUNSWICK — A computer hacking operation has tried to trick three Maine school departments into handing over employees’ personal tax information. The Portland Press Herald reports the hacker or hackers posed as a district superintendent and sought information from W-2 forms. The attempt succeeded at least partially with the Brunswick school district. Brunswick Superintendent Paul […]
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Rumford, Mexico residents charged in check scam
RUMFORD — Police made four arrests in connection with a rash of fraudulent checks cashed at businesses in Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties, according to Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter. In a news release, Carter said a Waldo Street business reported March 13 that two women cashed payroll checks that were determined to be fraudulent. […]
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Fraud watch: Guard your child’s ID from theft
Every two seconds, someone’s identity is stolen — and it could be your child’s. From cradle to college, children younger than 18 are 51 times more likely to be victims of identity theft as their parents, according to Carnegie Mellon University’s CYLab. Child identity theft can go undetected for years. When the victims eventually apply […]
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Seniors warned about scam epidemic
PORTLAND – The phone rings. You pick up and say “Hello.” No one’s there. It could be a “mystery phone call scam,” according to Maine AARP and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Collins and AARP leaders held a news conference Wednesday to release a top 10 list of ways seniors are getting scammed. Collins called the […]
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Second Bean brother indicted in Paris hunting incident
PARIS – Another hunter involved in a Nov. 21, 2015, incident on Stock Farm Road has been indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on charges of fraudulently obtaining a hunting license and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Stephen Bean, 55, of West Paris is the third hunter among a group of […]
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Auburn police assist with credit card fraud investigation
PORTLAND — A New York woman on Wednesday admitted to using counterfeit credit cards to make purchases at stores in several area cities and towns, including Auburn. Xiu Fang Zhang, 21, of New York City pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to commit credit card fraud. Prosecutors said between Jan. 3 and Jan. […]
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Petitioners didn’t disclose all
On Election Day, I was at Auburn City Hall all day collecting signatures for the referendum to increase the minimum wage in Maine. I shared the table with a group who was collecting signatures for the legalization of marijuana and the welfare reform referendums. The petitioners’ explanation of the marijuana issue was pretty straightforward, it […]
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Lyman man sentenced to 1 year for taking dead mom’s social security
PORTLAND — Federal prosecutors say a 55-year-old Lyman man was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for Social Security fraud. Prosecutors say Mark. J. LaPierre was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $38,212 in restitution. He pleaded guilty in April. Court records say LaPierre’s mother received […]
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Maine jails continue to collect EBT cards that don’t belong to inmates
AUBURN — County jail administrators said this week that they continue to confiscate Electronic Benefit Transfer cards from inmates during intake when the card is not in the name of the person who has it. The cards, used for the distribution of state and federal welfare benefits, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known […]