Tag: Maine
Muktar Abshir Aden, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Possession with Intent to Distribute, Maine 2024
⏱ 2 min read Muktar Abshir Aden, a 27-year-old from Lewiston, Maine, has pleaded guilty to a slew of serious crimes, including possessing with the intent to distribute massive amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as using a firearm to further his illicit activities. The investigation, which culminated in a search of Aden’s residence…
Derren Wood-Peterson, Child Porn Distribution, Maine 2025
⏱ 3 min read A Portland, Maine, man is headed to federal prison for distributing and possessing thousands of images and videos of child sex abuse material. Derren Wood-Peterson, 35, made a plea deal on October 2, 2025, and was sentenced to 7 years behind bars, followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to…
Bradley Bellfleur, Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Bangor man was caught peddling fentanyl while enrolled in a court-ordered rehab program for a previous burglary conviction. Bradley Bellfleur, 33, was sentenced to six years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in the Bangor area. According to investigators, Bellfleur was…
Neil Wing, Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 39-year-old Waterville man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for trying to get a 12-year-old girl to send him explicit photos online. Neil Wing started chatting with an undercover cop on Kik in 2025 and quickly turned sexual, asking for pictures. Wing, 39, sent the undercover a nude image…
Neil Wing, Child Exploitation, Maine 2025
Neil Wing, a 39-year-old man from Waterville, Maine, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor, a crime that has left victims and their families struggling to cope with the emotional trauma. According to court records, Wing began communicating with an undercover detective posing as a 12-year-old…
Austin Cocchiaro, Enticing Minors and Possessing Child Pornography, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read Austin Cocchiaro, a 24-year-old from Veazie, Maine, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for enticing minors and possessing child pornography. In 2022 and 2024, Cocchiaro used his cell phone to induce a minor to participate in the production of child pornography, and he also offered to pay for images using…
Dashane Seamster, Methamphetamine and Heroin Distribution, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read Dashane Seamster, a 30-year-old from Lewiston, Maine, has been caught in a web of his own making, pleading guilty to distributing controlled substances, including methamphetamine and heroin. The illicit deals went down in Lewiston, with Seamster selling to a confidential source working with the FBI. The transactions, which took place starting…
Elmer Enrique Ramirez-Ardon, Illegal Reentry, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read On March 12, 2026, US Border Patrol Agents in Franklin County, Maine, stopped a white box truck heading towards the US-Canadian border, discovering Elmer Enrique Ramirez-Ardon, a 33-year-old Guatemalan man, in the passenger seat. Ramirez-Ardon had been ordered deported and removed from the US in 2014. He pleaded guilty to illegally…
Dashane Seamster, Drug Trafficking, Maine 2025
A local resident is facing serious prison time after being caught distributing controlled substances in Lewiston, Maine. Dashane Seamster, 30, of Lewiston, pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine. Court records show that a confidential source working with the FBI made several controlled purchases of drugs from Seamster, starting…
Lawrence Okeyo, Tax Fraud, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read Lawrence Okeyo, a 48-year-old professional tax return preparer from South Portland, was sentenced to two years in prison for preparing false tax returns for his clients and himself in Portland, Maine. On October 29, 2025, Okeyo was convicted following a three-day jury trial. He falsified tax returns by claiming bogus expenses,…
