PORTLAND — The father of an Auburn man charged earlier this year in connection with a federal drug raid in the Twin Cities appeared in court Monday. Daniel Poland III of D.L.P. Builders Inc. was charged in a 41-count indictment in October with making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service in May and July. […]
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Auburn man pleads not guilty to federal drug charge from marijuana raid
LEWISTON — An Auburn man this week denied a federal charge that he conspired to manufacture and distribute marijuana plants in the Twin Cities for the past three years. Mark Kilpatrick, 29, was indicted last month by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute […]
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Sabattus woman charged with lying in federal pot bust probe
LEWISTON — A Sabattus woman denied a federal perjury charge this week in connection to a federal raid earlier this year on major marijuana-growing operations in the Twin Cities. Shawna Bielawski, 21, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to the charge, which is punishable by up to five years in prison […]
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Five more enter pleas in massive marijuana bust
PORTLAND — Five more men charged in a Twin Cities-based medical marijuana-growing operation that was busted by federal agents in February have entered pleas in U.S District Court. Police said the men cultivated marijuana at numerous warehouses in Androscoggin County and distributed marijuana to people who were not participants in Maine’s medical marijuana program, including […]
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Pleas entered in Lewiston-Auburn marijuana case
PORTLAND — Two of the 14 suspects charged in a Twin Cities-based medical marijuana-growing operation that was busted by federal agents in February entered pleas this week. Richard “Stitch” Daniels, 52, of Lewiston pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to seven charges stemming from his alleged role in the marijuana operation. Daniels was charged […]
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Vermont man denies drug charge in Twin Cities raid
PORTLAND — A Vermont man on Tuesday denied a drug charge stemming from federal raids in the Twin Cities in February that ensnared more than a dozen suspects. Charles Caliri, 70, of Woodstock, Vermont, was charged earlier this month with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, a felony punishable by up to five years in […]
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Eight more charged in February’s federal marijuana raid
LEWISTON — A federal grand jury has handed up a 41-count indictment against more than a dozen suspects — largely from Lewiston and Auburn — stemming from federal raids in the Twin Cities area in February. The aim of the raids was to bust a medical marijuana-growing operation that illegally sold surplus pot and derivatives, according […]
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Turner man faces drug charges connected to massive February bust
PORTLAND — A Turner man faces federal charges related to a massive drug bust in February. Andrew Waite, 29, was indicted in U.S. District Court on charges of illegal possession of a firearm in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, illegal possession of an unregistered silencer and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. In February, local, state […]
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Massachusetts men indicted, connected to Twin Cities’ federal drug raid
Two Massachusetts men charged in federal court with possession with intent to distribute marijuana have ties to a Lewiston man arrested in federal raids in the Twin Cities area in February, according to court records. John Valdes, 52, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, faces two felonies and Steven Gallucci, 22, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, one felony. Each charge […]
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Auburn men headed to trial in federal drug cases
Two Auburn men arrested and charged earlier this year in a sweeping federal drug raid in the Twin Cities are scheduled to go on trial in U.S. District Court in September. Brian Bilodeau, 33, of 72 Danville Corner and Tyler Poland, 32, of 249 Merrow Road were indicted last month by a grand jury. Jury selection […]