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McAllister found not guilty in latest trial on prostitution charge
Former state Sen. Norm McAllister speaks outside Franklin County Superior Court after his acquittal Wednesday. Defense attorney Robert Katims is at right. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger ST. ALBANS – A...
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Bellows Falls man sentenced to 8½ years for drug and firearm charges
U.S. Attorney for Vermont Christina Nolan. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger A Bellows Falls man was sentenced to 8½ years in prison for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute and for being a...
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Vermont settles for $10.67 million with Suboxone distributor
Vermont has reached a nearly $11 million settlement with a pharmaceutical distributor that allegedly wrongly promoted an opioid addiction medication, causing improper expenditures of Medicaid funds....
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Hardwick man accused of setting fire in insurance-fraud scheme
Raymond Pickett appears in Caledonia County Court Thursday. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger A 39-year-old Hardwick man, recently laid off and facing eviction, set his home on fire in August and...
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Richmond excavating company owner denies tax evasion charges
The reverse of the Great Seal of the United States outside the Federal Building in Burlington on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The owner of an excavating company in...
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Stenger, Kelly join Quiros in seeking change of venue for EB-5 criminal trial
Brooks MacArthur, center, attorney for Bill Stenger, second from right, speaks to the press after Stenger’s arraignment case in federal court in Burlington on May 22. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Eviction violated right for support animal, defendant claims
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Gill Terrace Retirement Apartments v. Johnson, 2017 VT 88 Here’s a landlord-tenant case from some time ago. Marie Johnson was...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued in Lyndon crash that killed toddler
An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman involved in a head-on collision in Lyndon Monday that killed a 3-year-old boy and left his mother in critical condition. The child, Dean Spicer, died at...
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Report on Norwich town finance scam outlines ‘stupid mistakes’
Voters enter the polling place in Norwich on Election Day 2016. Photo by Tiffany Danitz Pache/VTDigger This article by Tim Camerato was published by the Valley News on Oct. 24. NORWICH — Town Finance...
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Winooski man suspected of child sex abuse arrested
A man suspected of sexually abusing multiple juveniles is in custody after initially fleeing from police. David Hojohn. Police photo Police arrested David Hojohn, 35, of Winooski, Thursday afternoon...
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Man involved in Nectar’s shooting faces federal drug, gun charges
A man involved in an altercation that led to a near-fatal shooting outside Nectar’s nightclub in Burlington last year is now facing firearms and drug trafficking charges in federal court. Carl Martin....
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Border searches of laptops and cellphones quadruple since 2015
Sen. Patrick Leahy speaks at a news conference at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington on Friday, June 21, 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is reintroducing...
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State makes longshot bids to overturn EB-5 rulings
Vermont Solicitor General Benjamin Battles is asking the Vermont Supreme Court to reargue a recent decision that reinstates claims made by EB-5 investors. Pool photo by April McCullum/Burlington Free...
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Lawsuit alleges authorities illegally questioned man seeking driver’s license
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Montpelier. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger RUTLAND – Four years after Horacio Morales Gabriel went to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in Rutland...
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Accused driver charged in Lyndon crash that killed child, injured mother
Melinda Mitchell, 28, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges relating to a vehicle crash that killed Dean Spicer, 3, and injured his mother, Sandra Leach, in Lyndon a week ago. Photo by Justin...
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St. Johnsbury woman admits to embezzling $2.2M from Lyndonville employer
A St. Johnsbury woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge involving the embezzlement of about $2.2 million over a decade from her employer. Prosecutors say she then used the stolen loot to pay for...
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Police find $35,000 worth of fentanyl and cocaine in Shoreham arrest
Robert Boyd, left, and Angel Stevenson. Vermont State Police photos Two out-of-state men have been arrested by Vermont State Police in connection with the trafficking tens of thousands of dollars...
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Brattleboro may sue mom-and-pop pharmacies over opioids
A poster advocating opioid awareness greets customers at the door of downtown Brattleboro’s Hotel Pharmacy. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Municipal leaders are debating whether to sue...
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State’s attorney won’t file charges against officer in Montpelier police...
Washington County State’s Attorney Rory Thibault testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Statehouse in January. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Washington County State’s Attorney Rory...
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EB-5 investors seek to revive lawsuit against People’s United Bank
People’s United Bank building at 2 Burlington Square. Photo by Alexandre Silberman BURLINGTON – Attorneys for a group of EB-5 investors are pressing ahead in their lawsuit claiming that People’s...
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