Tag: Maine

  • Daviston Jackson, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2025

    Daviston Jackson, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2025

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  • Oscarlin Peguero Ortiz, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Maine 2024

    Oscarlin Peguero Ortiz, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Maine 2024

    BANGOR, Maine — In a gritty courtroom drama, 27-year-old Oscarlin Peguero Ortiz from New York has pleaded guilty to serious drug trafficking charges in Franklin County. Ortiz stands accused of distributing deadly substances, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base. The investigation kicked off when the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office got wind of illegal drug activity…

  • Oscarlin Peguero Ortiz, Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2020

    Oscarlin Peguero Ortiz, Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2020

    A New York man, Oscarlin Peguero Ortiz, 27, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possessing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base with the intent to distribute those substances. According to court records, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the suspected trafficking of illegal narcotics from an Avon residence. In July 2020,…

  • Nathaniel Gagne, Child Sex Abuse Livestreaming, Maine 2023

    Nathaniel Gagne, Child Sex Abuse Livestreaming, Maine 2023

    Augusta’s Nathaniel Gagne, 37, has been dealt a tough hand from the federal justice system for his sickening act of livestreaming child sexual abuse. The hard-hitting crime journalist at Grimy Times has learned that U.S. District Court Judge Stacy D. Neumann sentenced Gagne to eight years in prison, followed by a grueling 10 years of…

  • Kulmiye Abukar Idris, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2025

    Kulmiye Abukar Idris, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2025

    A Lewiston man has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Kulmiye Abukar Idris, 35, was stopped by Lewiston police officers in January 2025 for traffic violations. During the stop, officers searched the vehicle and found a…

  • Kulmiye Abukar Idris, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2025

    Kulmiye Abukar Idris, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2025

    Lewiston’s Kulmiye Abukar Idris, 35, stood in U.S. District Court in Portland on Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from an incident in January 2025 when Lewiston police stopped his vehicle for traffic violations and discovered a handgun. Idris’s prior felony conviction for gross…

  • Kulmiye Abukar Idris, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Maine 2025

    Kulmiye Abukar Idris, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Maine 2025

    Lewiston native Kulmiye Abukar Idris, 35, has been hit with a major legal blow after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Idris’ transgression came to light during a routine traffic stop by Lewiston police officers back in January 2025. The officers discovered the illegal handgun while…

  • Tyquinn Montell Cannon, Firearms Trafficking, Maine 2024

    Tyquinn Montell Cannon, Firearms Trafficking, Maine 2024

    A Syracuse, New York man has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for conspiring to traffic firearms from Maine to New York. Tyquinn Montell Cannon, 32, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor on Monday by U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. According to court records, Cannon knowingly conspired with others in…

  • Jermaine Z. Lewis, Fentanyl Trafficking, Florida 2024

    Jermaine Z. Lewis, Fentanyl Trafficking, Florida 2024

    PENSACOLA, FL – Jermaine Z. Lewis, 32, of Pensacola, has admitted to flooding the streets with poison. The career criminal pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, alongside charges of possessing fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin with intent to distribute, and unlawful…

  • Marc Flore, Tampering with Consumer Products, Maine 2023

    Marc Flore, Tampering with Consumer Products, Maine 2023

    CONCORD – Marc Flore, a 45-year-old man from Portland, Maine, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord for his role in the production of THC-laced ice cream that sickened four people in Newmarket. The incident occurred on March 2023, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack. Flore admitted to adding THC to a batch…