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United States of America v. Kelly Ballinger

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzlement A Glenburn woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for embezzling from an organization receiving federal funds and conspiring to alter money orders. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Kelly Ballinger, 59, to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Ballinger will also be ordered to pay restitution totaling approximatel

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State of Maine v. John Doe

Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of packages from a home. A resident reported the theft and provided video footage showing a white, middle-aged man wearing a black hoodie with an Adidas emblem, black pants, and white sneakers, Rumford police said in a social media post.

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United States of America v. Kelly Ballinger

Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement from an organization receiving federal funds and conspiracy to alter postal money orders.

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United States of America v. Tamara Iveth Shiguano-Vargas

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Entering the US After a Prior Removal. An Ecuadorian national pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to illegally entering the U.S. after a prior removal. According to court records, on August 4, 2025, Tamara Iveth Shiguano-Vargas, 29, was a passenger in a car stopped by the Maine State Police for speeding on I-95. While the trooper who conducted the stop contacted the U.S.

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United States of America v. Susie Files

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft of Government Money A Poland woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for Social Security fraud and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Susie Files, 65, to 36 months of probation and ordered her to pay $165,878 in restitution. Files pleaded guilty on May 19, 2025. According to court records, Files lied

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United States of America v. Andrea Cochran

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with to bank fraud, false use of a passport, and aggravated identity theft. </font/color="red"></center><center> Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Fraud Offenses</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> <center><h2> A Texas woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today

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State of Maine v. Jorge Malone

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic violence stalking and domestic violence terrorizing. Jorge Malone allegedly went to his girlfriend's Hermon home "visibly armed with a handgun.â€

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State of Maine v. Olivia G. Wilkins

Rockland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with h reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, obstructing government administration, driving to endanger and failure to stop for an officer. Olivia G. Wilkins, 24, of Thomaston, was accused of trying to run over officers as they were trying to take people in custody suspected of being in the country illegally.

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United States of America v. Arden Shaw

Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property.

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Lenay J. Cavanaugh v. Social Security Administration

Portland, Maine social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS for her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.

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Amber Lavigne v. Great Salt Bay Community School Board, et al.

Bangor, Maine personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim. Plaintiff Amber Lavigne initiated this lawsuit against the Great Salt Bay Community School Board (the "Board") and various individual members of the school staff1 (together, "defendants"), alleging that defendants infringed on her constitutional right to parent. Lavigne claims that defendants acted unconstitutionally by providing her child, A.B., a chest binder -- "a device used to flatten

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United States of America v. Americo Lopes-Da Silva

<h2><center>Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the US After Prior Removal </font/color="red"></center><center> </b Brazilian Man Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the US After Prior Removal</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> A Brazilian man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for re-entering t

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State of Maine v. Raymond Ellis, Jr.

Showhegan, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. Â§ 651(1)(E) (2025), and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (Class C), 15 M.R.S. Â§ 393(1)(A-1)(1) (2023). Legal issue Can the lack of a missing-witness jury instruction and the consideration of a failure to take responsibility as an aggravating factor in sentencing be challenged as violations of a defendant's rights? Headnote CRIMINAL LAW. MISSING

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United States of America v. Felipe De Jesus Zavala Medel

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements </font/color="red"></center><center> Mexican National Sentenced for Making False Statements</h2></center> </h2></center> A Mexican national was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for making a false statement to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent. U.S. District Judge Stacey N

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United States of America v. Ruibo Pan

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with entry without inspection </font/color="red"></center><center> Illegally Entering the Country</h2></center> </h2></center> A man from Fujian, China, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served in U.S. District Court in Bangor for the misdemeanor offense of entry without inspection. U.S. Magistrate Judge John C

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United States of America v. Pierre Calhoun

<h2><center>Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Crack Cocaine </font/color="red"></center><center> Auburn Career Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Crack Cocaine</h2></center> </h2></center> An Auburn man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for selling crack cocaine on two occasions to a confidential source working for the DEA.

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United States of America v. Tyree Jones

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Fraud</font/color="red"></center><center> New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Two Years for Pandemic Fraud</h2></center> </h2></center> A Plymouth, New Hampshire man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for conspiring to commit wire fraud. Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker sentenced Tyree Jones, 3

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United States of America v. Felipe De Jesus Zavala Medel

<h2><center>Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements </font/color="red"></center><center> Mexican National Sentenced for Making False Statements</h2></center> </h2></center> A Mexican national was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for making a false statement to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent. U.S. District Judge St

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United States of America v. Ruibo Pan

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Entering the Country </font/color="red"></center><center> Chinese National Sentenced for Illegally Entering the Country </h2></center> </h2></center> A man from Fujian, China, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for the misdemeanor offense of entry without inspe

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United States of America v. Pierre Calhoun

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Crack Cocaine </font/color="red"></center><center> Auburn Career Offender Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Crack Cocaine</h2></center> </h2></center> An Auburn man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for selling crack cocaine on two occasions to a confidential source working for the DE

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United States of America v. Raymond Lilly

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felon in possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of at least one felony offense </font/color="red"></center><center> Augusta Man Pleads Guilty to being a Felon in Possession of Firearm</h2></center> </h2></center> An Augusta man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possessing a firearm

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United States of America v. Calvin Tavarez

<h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></center><center> Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison</h2></center> </h2></center> A Pawtucket man was convicted of providing fentanyl to a member of a drug trafficking conspiracy. Calvin Tavarez, 30, previously admitted to a federal judge th

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United States of America v. Garrett McDonald

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer </font/color="red"></center><center> Former Scarborough Resident Sentenced for Assaulting Federal Officer</h2></center> </h2></center> A former Scarborough resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for assaulting a federal officer. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen s

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United States of America v. Garrett McDonald

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Federal Officer </font/color="red"></center><center> Former Scarborough Resident Sentenced for Assaulting Federal Officer </h2></center> </h2></center> A former Scarborough resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for assaulting a federal officer. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen se

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United States of America v. Juan Pablo Clabijo Tacuri

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Entering the US After a Prior Removal </font/color="red"></center><center> Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Entering the US After a Prior Removal</h2></center> </h2></center> An Ecuadorian national pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to illegally entering the U.S. after a prior remov

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United States of America v. Alan Howell Parrot

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting and battering a federal officer. A federal statute, 18 U.S.C. Â§ 111, makes it unlawful to "forcibly assault[]" a federal officer. The defendant in this case, Alan Parrot, concedes that he "pushed" an FBI agent with his foot when she tried to enter his home. He also concedes that he knew, at the time of the altercation, that the agent was a federal officer. But he insists that he did ot know that

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Samantha Pike v. Charles F. Budd, Jr.

Bangor, Maine civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on sexual harassment claims. Plaintiff-Appellant Samantha Pike ("Pike"), a licensed alcohol and drug treatment counselor employed by Wellspring, Inc. ("Wellspring"), worked at Maine's Adult Treatment and Recovery Court (TRC), a voluntary treatment and recovery program, in Penobscot County. Defendant-Appellee Charles Budd, Jr. ("Budd") was the presiding judge who oversaw TRC. As the presiding judge, Budd attended an out-of-s

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United States of America v. Steven Tsaitsios

<h2><center>Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to transfer obscene materials to a minor. </font/color="red"></center><center> Massachusetts Man Caught in HSI Investigation into Online Child Predators Pleads Guilty to Sending Sexually Explicit Images </h2></center> </h2></center> A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to atte

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United States of America v. Jeffrey Barnard

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm </font/color="red"></center><center> Convicted Felon from Millinocket Sentenced for Possessing Firearm</h2></center> </h2></center> A Millinocket man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge John A.

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United States of America v. Jermaine Gillespie

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smoking Marijuana in a Parked Car </font/color="red"></center><center> Smoking Marijuana in a Parked Car Leads to 6-Year Sentence for Massachusetts Felon Found with a Gun</h2></center> </h2></center> Jermaine Gillespie, 31, was indicted for felony possession of a firearm. In September 2022, Biddeford police offi

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United States of America v. Gage Barton

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. </font/color="red"></center><center> Biddeford Man Sentenced to 1 Â½ Years in Prison for Cocaine Possession</h2></center> </h2></center> Gage Barton, 26, was indicted for cocaine possession. In September 2024, a Biddeford police officer responded to a call of a fig

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United States of America v. Lonnel Diggs (aka Cash, Cashiiso Runzitup)

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm </font/color="red"></center><center> Gang-Affiliated California Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm</h2></center> </h2></center> A California man was indicted for being a felon in possession of firearms. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Lonnel Diggs (

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United States of America v. Alexis Mariano De Leon (aka Leon Leon)

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Massachusetts-to-Bangor Fentanyl Trafficking </font/color="red"></center><center> Dominican National Faces 10+ Years in Prison for Massachusetts-to-Bangor Fentanyl Trafficking</h2></center> </h2></center> A Dominican national pleaded guilty to two counts in U.S. District Court in Bangor today for his role in a fentanyl tr

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United States of America v. Shahied Golden

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $20,833 PPP Loan During Pandemic </font/color="red"></center><center> Lewiston Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining $20,833 PPP Loan During Pandemic </h2></center> </h2></center> A Lewiston man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for filing a fraudulent application for a loan fr

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United States of America v. Nikeshia Knight

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Purchasing a Firearm </font/color="red"></center><center> Waterville Woman Sentenced to 3+ Years for Directing Another to Waterville Woman Sentenced to 3+ Years for Directing Another to Illegally Purchase a Firearm for Her for Her</h2></center> </h2></center> Waterville woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Co

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State of Maine v. Raymond N. Lester

Ellsworth, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Lester was charged by complaint in June 2022 and indicted in August 2022. He pleaded not guilty, and a four-day trial was held in early November 2023. During discussion of the jury instructions, Lester's attorney objected to the court's proposed instructions relating to intent, motive, and premeditation, stating that he believed that they "serve[d] to lessen what the State needs to prove." When the

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United States of America v. John Miller, Jason Cunrod, Joshua Young, Carol Gordon

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></center><center> Four Sentenced for Roles in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking Ring</h2></center> </h2></center> According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Cunrod, Miller, Gordon, Young and others trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobsco

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State of Maine v. Galixte Fleury

Biddleford, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated trafficking, unlawful trafficking, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, and operating under the influence. Calixte Fleury appeals from a judgment of conviction of aggravated trafficking, unlawful trafficking, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, and operating under the influence entered by the trial court (York County, Martemucci, J.) after a jury found him guilty. As relevant here, at t

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United States of America v. Brandon Pinard

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United States of America v. Brandon Pinard

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase a Gun in Maine </font/color="red"></center><center> <center> <h1>MoreLaw Suites</h2> 624 South Denver, Suite 300 One Block South of the Courthouse Free Internet Marketing Broadband Internet Access & Answering Service F

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United States of America v. Shelby Loring

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></center><center> Bangor Woman Sentenced for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking</h2></center> </h2></center> A Bangor woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for her role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamph

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United States of America v. Damiean Marcial-Alexander

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer and for stealing those firearms. </font/color="red"></center><center> Waterville Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Firearms Theft </h2></center> </h2></center> A Waterville man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for conspiring to steal firearms fro

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United States of America v. Devin Madigan

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></center><center> Caribou Man Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center> </h2></center> Caribou man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possession of child pornography. According to court reco

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United States of America v. Devin Madigan

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></center><center> Caribou Man Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center> </h2></center> Caribou man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possession of child pornography. According to court reco

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United States of America v. Ryan Partridge

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. </font/color="red"></center><center> Career Felon Caught with Fentanyl, Firearm Sentenced to 17 Years </h2></center> </h2></center> An Augusta man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor f

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United States of America v. Nicholas Delahunt

<h2><center> cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. </font/color="red"></center><center> Sanford Man Sentenced to 10 Years After Officer Sees Drugs Protruding from His Shirt Pocket</h2></center> </h2></center> A Sanford man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. U

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United States of America v. Sheldon Rembert

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. </font/color="red"></center><center> Repeat Offender from South Portland Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center> </h2></center> A South Portland man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland today to possessing child sexual abuse material.

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United States of America v. Daquan Corbett, Daviston Jackson

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy </font/color="red"></center><center> Massachusetts Men Face 10+ Years Following Guilty Verdict in Northern Maine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Trial</h2></center> </h2></center> Two Massachusetts men were found guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for their role in a conspiracy to distri

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United States of America v. Angelo Castigliola

<h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Harassing and Threatening Woman and Her Family Members </font/color="red"></center><center> Maine Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Harassing and Threatening Woman and Her Family Members </h2></center> </h2></center> Angelo Castigliola, 44, formerly of Biddeford, charged with making repeated phone calls with intent to harass

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United States of America v. Michael Posey

<h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></center><center> Dark Web Moderator Advertising Child Sexual Abuse Material Sentenced to 15 Years</h2></center> </h2></center> A Kent, Washington man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for advertising child pornography. Michael Posey, 50, from Kent Wa

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