‘Camping Trip’ Ends Abruptly for Two Maine Fugitives

Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Neil Roy Canney, 52, and Selena Canney, 49, in Carter…

March 2, 2022

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Fugitive Lobsterman “Caught” in U.S. Marshals Trap

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Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF), announces the arrest of Michael J. Bernard, 26, of Auburn, ME. Bernard was being sought by Michigan authorities…

March 2, 2022

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Violent Fugitive Wanted for Homicide and Strangulation, Arrested in Ellsworth, Maine

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Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Ramon Smith, 33, of Massachusetts. Smith was being sought by two New England states…

March 2, 2022

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New Jersey Armed Robbery Suspect Captured in Maine

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Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announces the arrest of Mackenzie Brennan, 24, in Saco, Maine. Brennan was wanted by the New Jersey State Police on an arrest warrant charging…

March 2, 2022

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U.S. Marshals Help ‘Clean Up the Streets’ After Friday’s Snowstorm

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Portland, ME – Shovelers, snowblowers and plow trucks drivers were not the only ones out during Friday’s snowstorm. A team of U.S. Marshals, state and local authorities were out on the hunt…

March 2, 2022

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Authorities Endure Freezing Temperatures in Order to Capture Massachusetts Fugitive in Maine

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Portland, ME – Snowmobiles and Ice Fisherman were not the only ones out on Embden Pond this morning. A team of federal, state, and local authorities surrounded a residence in Embden, Maine…

March 2, 2022

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Lynn Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Organization

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BOSTON – A Lynn woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to her role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that manufactured and distributed hundreds of thousands of counterfeit Percocet…

February 28, 2022

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Columbia Gorge Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

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PORTLAND, Ore.—A drug trafficker known to frequent Hood River, Oregon, and other communities in the Columbia River Gorge, was sentenced to federal prison today after fleeing a traffic stop at nearly 120…

February 23, 2022

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Former Lake Oswego Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud

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PORTLAND, Ore.—After fleeing federal prosecution and being re-arrested, a former Lake Oswego, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

February 22, 2022

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Oregon Department of Human Services Employee Indicted for Sexual Misconduct and Kidnapping a Woman with Developmental Disabilities

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PORTLAND, Ore.— A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging an Oregon Department of Human Services employee with kidnapping a woman with significant disabilities in his care, driving her…

February 18, 2022

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Tillamook County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession

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PORTLAND, Ore.—A Tillamook County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Travis Edmond Samson, 40, was sentenced to 37 months in federal…

February 18, 2022

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Two Washington Men and an Oregon Man Charged with Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Substances by Fraud

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United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Kent, Washington man, a Seattle, Washington man, and a Portland, Oregon man, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to…

February 8, 2022

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Oregon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking

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PORTLAND, Ore.—A Multnomah County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for transporting an adult victim from California to Oregon and selling access to her for sex. Eddie Lewis West III,…

February 8, 2022

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Northeast Harbor Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

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BANGOR, Maine: A Northeast Harbor man was sentenced today in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock,…

January 28, 2022

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Former Navy commander headed to federal prison

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 58-year-old Portland man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute meth and possessing…

January 27, 2022

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DUI driver fled cops, crashed; officers pulled passenger from burning vehicle

Dartmouth Cancels Conservative Group’s Event After Alleged Antifa Threats

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A conservative group at an Ivy League college was reportedly forced to take a planned event virtual after reported threats tied to a left-wing protest group, according to journalist Andy Ngo. The…

January 21, 2022

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Salem Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

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PORTLAND, Ore.—On January 19, 2022, a Salem, Oregon man on federal supervised release was sentenced to federal prison after he was found in possession of more than 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine and…

January 21, 2022

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Local Adoption Agency Bookkeeper Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Defraud Employer and Family

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PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison today for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud her employer, a non-profit adoption and surrogacy agency operating in Oregon and Washington,…

January 20, 2022

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Salem Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm While on Post-Prison Supervision

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PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Bernard McEllen Welch, 33, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and…

January 7, 2022

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