Ex-MTA head sentenced to more than three years in prison

Former Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette was sentenced today to three-and-a-half years in prison for stealing more than $150,000 in authority funds.
Cumberland County Unified Criminal Court Justice Roland Cole sentenced Violette to seven years in prison with all but three-and-one-half years suspended and 1,500 hours of community service after his release, according to a press release from Attorney General William Schneider ...