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Maine Attorney General’s Office

Published
March 15, 2024

State urges judge to not add governor, attorney general to indigent defense lawsuit

The ACLU of Maine's complaint takes aim at Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey for failing to provide constitutionally required attorneys to poor Mainers.
Published
February 6, 2024

The root causes of police shootings in Maine are familiar. ‘Only the names change.’

Maine's deadly force review panel reiterated its longstanding call for improved mental health resources and recommended strengthening the state's protective custody and yellow flag laws.
Published
January 30, 2024

Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting

Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
Published
January 22, 2024

Judge declines to unseal witness records that led to sanction in Bath manslaughter case

Justice Daniel Billings sanctioned state prosecutors for failing to properly disclose records that questioned the credibility of a witness.
Published
October 17, 2023

Maine to receive $30,000 from mortgage processing snafu

ACI Payments mistakenly withdrew billons of dollars from mortgage holders during a software test.

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Published
October 11, 2023

Brunswick woman target of ‘phantom hacker’ scam

The FBI reported a nationwide spike in the scam and said some victims have lost their life savings.
Published
October 3, 2023

Maine AG’s office disagrees with judge’s criticism on late disclosures, but promises changes

Defense attorneys say they struggle regularly with prosecutors waiting too long to share constitutionally mandated evidence.
Published
September 25, 2023

Judge chastises Maine attorney general for ‘troubling’ pattern of late disclosures in homicide cases

A judge sanctioned the Maine Office of the Attorney General, claiming it failed to properly disclose records that suggested a witness was not credible in the case of a Bath man who pled guilty to killing his mother.
Published
September 6, 2023

Jonesboro man accused of threatening neighbors with gun disputes charges

Dale O'Brien, 52, is the subject of civil and criminal filings alleging he made racist remarks and threatened his Black neighbor with a gun.
Published
September 5, 2023

Months after disclosing intraoffice affair, still no policy changes in attorney general’s office

Unlike state agencies, which require supervisor-subordinate relationship be disclosed immediately, the AG's office policy contains no such requirement – a loophole that allowed Aaron Frey to conceal his relationship for 8 months.