U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of 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...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine has filed lawsuits against two individuals from South Portland, alleging they fraudulently obtained funds through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was established as part of the...
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A Lewiston resident, Kulmiye Abukar Idris, 35, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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A South Berwick resident, Cori Godin, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to theft of government money.
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A Greene resident, John Labbe, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.
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A man from Bradley, Maine has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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A federal jury in Bangor has convicted Eric Ericson, 73, of Howland, Maine, for making false statements on a U.S. passport application.
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A Bath resident, Noah Sibole-Little, was sentenced on October 2, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Portland for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen imposed a sentence of 21 months in federal prison...
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An Illinois resident has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for sending threatening messages to public officials in Maine.
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A Guatemalan citizen, Derli Francisco De Souza, 59, pleaded guilty on October 9, 2025, in U.S. District Court in Portland to illegally re-entering the United States after being previously removed.
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A Veazie resident, Austin Cocchiaro, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to two counts of enticing a minor and one count of possessing child pornography.
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A Spanish national was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine, for illegally reentering the United States after a previous removal. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Jose Angel Hidalgo-Torres, 20, to time served, totaling 72...
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A former property manager in Portland, Maine, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for embezzling from a federally funded housing organization and conspiring to alter money orders.
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A New Jersey resident was sentenced in federal court in Bangor, Maine, for failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection at the Calais international port of entry.
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A Mexican citizen, Javier Amateco-Navarrette, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to reentering the United States illegally after having been previously removed from the country twice in 2018.
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A man from Union, Maine, was sentenced in federal court in Portland for distributing fentanyl and cocaine.
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Two men from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Joshua Estrada (also known as “Mac”), 20, and Yancarlos Abrante (also known as “Glizzy”), 22, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to charges stemming from a February 2024 drive-by shooting in...