U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
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A man from Hebron, Maine, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography.
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A man from Blue Hill, Maine, has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for providing false information during the purchase of a firearm. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. handed down the sentence to Caleb Rhine, 22, in U.S. District...
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A Topsham resident, Christopher Tucker, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to failing to surrender for service of sentence.
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A Mexican national, Alfredo Gonzalez-Peleaz, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for reentering the United States after a previous removal.
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A Mexican national, Isidro Gonzalez-Peleaz, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for illegally reentering the United States after previous removals.
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A New York man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, for drug trafficking offenses involving heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base.
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A Kenduskeag resident, Justin Leonard, 24, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release after being convicted on two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.
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Two men from the Bangor area have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child exploitation and sex trafficking.
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A man from New Bedford, Massachusetts has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
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Two men from New York have pleaded guilty in federal court in Bangor, Maine, to charges related to a conspiracy that defrauded Maine banks out of mortgage funds used to purchase houses for illegal marijuana cultivation.
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A Maine man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. District Court in Portland.
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A former postal worker from Farmingdale, Maine, has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing mail while employed at the Auburn Post Office.
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A Maine man has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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A New York City resident has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, to charges related to mortgage fraud and operating an illegal marijuana grow house.
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A New Jersey resident, Bharat Awasarmol, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to an FBI agent.
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A Florida man has been sentenced in federal court for attempting to evade taxes and committing bankruptcy fraud, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Bangor, Maine.
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A Jay, Maine resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for distributing narcotics and illegally possessing a firearm.
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A Waterville resident, Benjamin Brown, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor on October 7, 2025, for making threatening interstate communications.
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A Mexican citizen, Juan Mendez-Morales, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to the charge of illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.
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Lucas Sirois, 45, and his father, Robert Sirois, 71, both from Farmington, Maine, were convicted on November 18 in U.S. District Court in Bangor of several charges related to a long-running conspiracy to grow and distribute large amounts of...