BANGOR (AP) — A Maine wreath maker has sued FedEx for allegedly overbilling it by more than $350,000. The Bangor Daily News reports that the parent company of Worcester Wreath Co. filed the suit in federal court last month. The suit alleges FedEx was supposed to bill Amazon for the shipping of wreaths sold through the online […]
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Rangeley man scheduled for November trial on fentanyl charges
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man is scheduled to go to trial on charges of distribution of fentanyl in November at U.S. District Court in Bangor. Steven Butler, 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury Sept. 14 on three felony counts of distribution of a controlled substance. According to the indictment, Butler “knowingly and intentionally” […]
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New Vineyard man held pending trial on cocaine charges pending trial
FARMINGTON — A New Vineyard man indicted by a federal grand jury on cocaine distribution charges last month is being held pending a trial in November in Bangor. Jordan Richard, 24, formerly of Rangeley, was indicted on two felony counts of distributing a controlled substance on Sept. 14. The indictment states that Richard “knowingly and […]
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Federal appeals court largely maintains freeze of Trump’s travel ban
A federal appeals court on Thursday largely left in place the freeze on President Donald Trump’s revised entry ban, handing the administration another legal blow in its efforts to block the issuance of new visas to citizens of six Muslim majority countries. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit means […]
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Maine’s first female chief federal judge takes over
PORTLAND — A former Maine-based federal prosecutor is the new chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Officials say Judge Nancy Torresen became chief judge on Tuesday. She succeeds Judge John A. Woodcock, whose term as chief judge ended this month. Torresen worked for the United States Attorney’s Office […]
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Shutdown creating delays in Maine federal courts
PORTLAND — Attorneys have started filing motions to delay federal court cases in Maine because of the federal government shutdown. The Portland Press Herald reports the U.S. attorney’s office has filed motions to delay at least two pending civil matters. One involves a Princeton resident who slipped on snow and fell outside the Indian Township […]
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Federal court strikes down New York’s stop-and-frisk policy
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department deliberately violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of New Yorkers with its contentious stop-and-frisk policy, and an independent monitor is needed to oversee major changes, a federal judge ruled Monday in a stinging rebuke for what the mayor and police commissioner have defended as a […]