Scott Dolan

Portland Press Herald

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Published
April 6, 2015

Jurors in North Yarmouth bee farm murder trial hear gunshots on 911 call

Merrill ‘Mike’ Kimball, 72, maintains he acted in self-defense when he shot Leon Kelley at Brown’s Bee Farm in 2013.
Published
April 5, 2015

Self-defense claim is key in North Yarmouth bee farm murder trial

Merrill ‘Mike’ Kimball rejected a plea offer leading up to the trial and maintains he acted in self-defense when he shot Leon Kelley in 2013.
Published
April 2, 2015

Portland lawyer spearheads $1 billion lawsuit over ‘nightmare’ venereal disease study

Attorney F.R. Jenkins, who specializes in international law, is seeking damages from institutions for their role in a federal experiment that infected Guatemalans with venereal disease.
Published
March 31, 2015

Maine attorney to argue gay marriage issue before U.S. Supreme Court

Mary Bonauto, of Portland, was selected from a field of lawyers to represent gay couples in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee on April 28, to argue for allowing them to marry and have their marriages recognized in their states.
Published
March 30, 2015

Tax fraud conspiracy trial begins for 2 anti-IRS Mainers

William Messier and David Robinson of Brunswick wrote ‘Maine Lawsuit Against the IRS: For Unfair Trade Practices,’ published in 2012.
Published
March 26, 2015

Bath Fitter to pay $500,000 penalty for plumbing violations in Maine

The Portland company reaches a settlement with the state after it was accused of using unlicensed employees, among other things.
Published
March 25, 2015

Drug investigation in Vermont leads to charges of credit card fraud in Maine

As authorities in Vermont and Maine continue to investigate a crime ring from New York, they arrest four men in Auburn.
Published
March 25, 2015

Portland man who called tapped phone after bank heist pleads guilty

Travis Mullen, 35, made off with $4,453 from a Lewiston credit union last October and then tried to order crack cocaine by phone.
Published
March 25, 2015

Maine-based Coast Guard cutter interrupts drug-smuggling operation off Puerto Rico

The 270-foot Tahoma launched its onboard helicopter on March 18 to stop a high-performance speedboat holding three men and $16 million worth of cocaine.
Published
March 19, 2015

Social Security Administration judge in Portland claims age discrimination

Administrative Law Judge Katherine Morgan, who is 71, is suing her federal employer in U.S. District Court in Portland.