Tag: Maine
Lisa Campos, Bank Fraud, Maine 2023
⏱ 2 min read Lisa Campos, a 59-year-old New York woman, was sentenced for attempting to withdraw funds from a credit union account in Maine using a fake passport and debit card. The incident occurred in May 2023, when Campos presented the fake identification at a credit union in Maine, successfully withdrawing $8,000 from one…
Thadius Wind, Online Threats, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Thadius Wind, a 52-year-old man from Eddington, Maine, was found guilty of making online threats to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, Jewish people, Maine law enforcement officers, and Elon Musk. The threats were made on X, formerly known as Twitter, and were identified by the FBI in March 2025. Wind’s online…
Karissa Beam, Felon in Possession of Firearms, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Karissa Beam, a 36-year-old former Ellsworth resident, was found with a Taurus handgun and a Glock handgun in an area of Trenton, Maine known for high drug activity. On January 8, 2026, Beam pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms. The incident occurred when a Hancock County Sheriff’s…
Hameed Mohammed Nagi, Entering US Without Inspection, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Hameed Mohammed Nagi, a 21-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom, crossed into the US without inspection on April 3, 2026, by walking through the heavily wooded border between Quebec and Somerset County, Maine, with three other men. They were spotted by passersby on the Golden Road and taken into custody by…
Darrell Murphy, Sex Offender Registration Violation, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Darrell Murphy, a 42-year-old Ohio man, pleaded guilty to violating sex offender registration rules and failing to present at a designated border crossing in Maine. On December 31, 2025, Murphy illegally entered Canada by walking across a train trestle in Vanceboro, and then returned to the U.S. on January 5, 2026,…
Jonathan Bethune, Cocaine Possession and Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jonathan Bethune, a 40-year-old Massachusetts man, was sentenced to 111 months in prison for running a cocaine operation out of his Biddeford, Maine residence. Bethune, also known as ‘Lord Smitty’, pleaded guilty on January 7, 2025, to being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing cocaine with intent to distribute,…
Jeremy Grignon, Child Pornography, Maine 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jeremy Grignon, a 30-year-old from Sidney, Maine, was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography. Grignon used online platforms, including Snap and Omegle, to receive images and videos of minor females engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations and the Maine State…
Jean Pierre Gendron, Bank Robbery, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 61-year-old South Carolina man, Jean Pierre Gendron, has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Westbrook, Maine. On the day of the robbery, Gendron handed a note to a teller demanding money, then fled the scene with over $6,300 in a blue bank bag. The robbery occurred at a bank…
Palwasha Shir, Counterfeit Check Presentation, Maine 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old New Jersey woman, Palwasha Shir, formerly of Westbrook, Maine, pleaded guilty to presenting a counterfeit government check to her credit union in Maine. In July and August 2024, Shir deposited two fake Treasury checks made payable to her business, the Selfie Room LLC, totaling over $484,000. The counterfeit checks…
Christopher Tucker, Firearms Offenses, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Tucker, a 34-year-old Topsham man, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for failing to surrender to serve a previous sentence for firearms offenses. The sentence will be served consecutively to his existing 75-month prison term. Tucker pleaded guilty on February 17, 2026, and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District…
