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  • OOB motel owner guilty of stealing sales tax

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 28, 2011

    An Old Orchard Beach man has been convicted on charges of stealing sales taxes he collected while running his family motel, The Caris Landings by the Sea.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 28, 2011
  • Business court to reopen in 2012

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 27, 2011

    The state's business court is scheduled to resume handling cases in 2012, after going on hiatus due to budget cuts over a year ago.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 27, 2011
  • Ex-bookkeeper pleads guilty to theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 26, 2011

    A former bookkeeper for Augusta Orthodontics has pleaded guilty to stealing about $120,000 from the practice over a six-year span.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 26, 2011
  • Judge rejects lottery contract appeal

    The Mainebiz News Staaff October 21, 2011

    Scientific Games in Gardiner will hold onto a $35 million state lottery contract, after a Superior Court judge ruled against an appeal from a competing company.

    The Mainebiz News Staaff October 21, 2011
  • Kittery business guilty of fraud

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 19, 2011

    Kittery business Seacoast Sleep Solutions and its president, Peter Enzinger, have pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance carriers of about $220,000.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 19, 2011
  • Man imprisoned for loan fraud scheme

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 17, 2011

    Donald Shields of Augusta and Boothbay Harbor will spend nearly one year in prison for operating an advance-fee loan scheme that targeted distressed businesses.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 17, 2011
  • Trust sues over health insurance laws

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 17, 2011

    The Maine Education Association's Benefits Trust, one of the state's largest insurance carriers for educators, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging two new state health insurance laws.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 17, 2011
  • Coastal orgs. subjects of alleged theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 12, 2011

    A Hancock County woman has been summonsed for allegedly embezzling more than $15,000 from an Ellsworth nonprofit, while a Nobleboro man has been indicted on charges of stealing more than $10,000 from his employer.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 12, 2011
  • Law firms take to blogging to share expertise

    October 11, 2011

    Verrill Dana, one of Portland's biggest law firms, has just rolled out its latest blog, Banking Law Update, with plans to follow it with a maritime blog and a blog for human resources professionals.

    October 11, 2011
  • Stove retailer under state scrutiny

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 4, 2011

    Prompted by numerous customer complaints, state police last week raided a Saco stove retailer as well as the home of the company's owners.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 4, 2011
  • Woman jailed for home sales theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 3, 2011

    A Holden woman will serve three and a half years in prison for stealing more than $400,000 through the sale of mobile home sales.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 3, 2011
  • Ex-credit union worker pleads guilty to theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 26, 2011

    A former Atlantic Regional Federal Credit Union employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $500,000 from the Brunswick-based institution.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 26, 2011
  • Feds raid Westbrook restaurant, arrest owner

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 21, 2011

    Federal officials yesterday raided a Westbrook restaurant and arrested owner Guillermo Fuentes on charges of hiring and conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 21, 2011
  • Ex-employee sues DeCoster Egg owner

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 20, 2011

    A longtime employee of egg operations owner Jack DeCoster is suing his former boss for discrimination based on his race.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 20, 2011
  • Assoc. Grocers bankruptcy dismissed

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 12, 2011

    A bankruptcy court judge has thrown out a bankruptcy protection case filed on behalf of Associated Grocers of Maine, while an attorney involved in the case says former employees are unlikely to receive lost severance and vacation pay.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 12, 2011
  • Ex-teller indicted for theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 12, 2011

    A former Great Falls Regional Federal Credit Union teller was indicted last week on a charge of embezzling more than $10,000 from the credit union.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 12, 2011

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