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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Anxiety grows for Trump after raid on his personal lawyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his allies have hit a new level of anxiety after the raid on his personal attorney’s office, fearful of deeper exposure for Trump, his inner circle and his adult children — and more than concerned that they don’t know exactly what is in those records and electronic devices […]
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Donald Trump seethes over FBI raid, ponders firing those he blames
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was so incensed by the FBI’s raid of his personal attorney’s office and hotel room that he’s privately pondered firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and publicly mused about ousting special counsel Robert Mueller. The raid, in which agents seized attorney Michael Cohen’s records on topics including a $130,000 […]
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Trump: Raid on his lawyer abuses attorney-client privilege
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents have raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records on topics that include a $130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who says she had sex with Trump. The raid prompted a new blast Tuesday from the president, who tweeted that “Attorney-client privilege is […]
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Paris police burn large, spoiled pot stash
PARIS — Police burned a stash of spoiled marijuana — valued at half a million dollars — seized in a raid last year in an apparent case of medical marijuana abuse that has yet to yield charges. Paris Police Department Det. Jeffrey Lange said Monday that the medical marijuana had wilted, molded and decomposed inside a steel vault […]