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ACLU-VT appeals Border Patrol search in drug case to Supreme Court
Border Patrol at Canadian border in Beebe Plain. Photo by Mike Kalasnik/Wikimedia Commons The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont is appealing a case to the state’s highest court that will test...
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3 inmates arrested in November ‘attempted takeover’ at the Springfield prison
Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger This article was published in the Valley News on Dec. 17. SPRINGFIELD — Three inmates have been charged...
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CBD-Vermont owner arrested for failing to pay farmers
A Middlesex CBD processor was arrested Wednesday for allegedly failing to pay local hemp farmers $137,500 for hemp harvested last summer and fall. Douglas Bell, the owner of CBD Vermont. Douglas Bell,...
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CBD store owner accused of scamming hemp farmers pleads not guilty
Douglas Bell, owner of CBD-Vermont, stands with his public defender in Barre Criminal Court Thursday. Bell is accused of not paying Vermont farmers for hemp products. Photo by Grace Elletson/VTDigger...
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State continues to hide allegations that led to prison superintendent’s firing
Then-Superintendent Edward Adams speaks about a program at Southern State Correctional Facility in July 2018. Adams was demoted from his position in 2018. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Court’s denial to withdrawal of guilty plea is appealed
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. State v. Stewart 2019 VT 89 Criminal cases can be resolved in a number of ways. A defendant could choose to have a trial in his...
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Lawsuit alleging kickback scheme set to be first EB-5 case to go to trial
The Hotel Jay and Conference Center at Jay Peak Resort. Photo by Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger BURLINGTON – A lawsuit alleging a “kickback” scheme involving an attorney who brought foreign investors and...
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Former Quechee man admits to $1.2 million payroll embezzlement scheme
Ryan Wall, left, arrives at U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vt., on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell This article by Anna Merriman was published by the Valley News on Dec. 19. RUTLAND...
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Weinberger taps former Colchester chief as interim head of Burlington police
Mayor Miro Weinberger, former Colchester Police Chief Jennifer Morrison, and Burlington Acting Police Chief Jon Murad (from left) at a press conference Friday when Weinberger announced he will...
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Lawyers argue over competence of cleaver attack murder suspect
Aita Gurung appears in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Friday, December 20, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON —Lawyers were back in court Friday arguing over a doctor’s recent...
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Political connections taint EB-5 criminal case, defense attorney says
Ariel Quiros arrives outside federal court in Burlington for his arraignment on charges pertaining to the EB-5 fraud case on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Lawyers for the...
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AHS head: stop secret agreements with DOC staff
Agency of Human Services secretary Mike Smith, left, with Gov. Phil Scott. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith is calling for an end to secret agreements and...
View ArticleFairlee man found dead by burned car, police say
A 53-year-old man was found dead outside a burned vehicle in Thetford on Sunday. Brian Stephens of Fairlee was pronounced dead at the scene in the early hours of that morning, according to the Vermont...
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Windsor man pleads not guilty to violations in deer poaching case
A white tailed deer forage. Photo by Tom Rogers/Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department A Windsor man is facing charges that he allegedly shot a decoy deer from the cab of his truck then fled from Fish...
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Inmate suffers setback in bid to make lawsuit over access to halal foods a...
Northwest State Correctional Facility. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger A Muslim inmate suing the state Department of Corrections claiming that prison food does not meet his religious dietery needs has...
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Mental health treatment agencies plan to sue opioid industry
Three regional providers of mental health, addiction and disability-related services plan to file a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Percocet is among the opioid painkillers...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Unforwarded mail is the basis of an appeal
In re Von Turkovich 2018 VT 57 Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Edward Von Turkovich had an issue before the Labor Relations Board. He filed a grievance, and...
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Smith taps former U.S attorney for Vermont to lead women’s prison probe
The Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith has named former U.S....
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Year in review: Vermont’s Catholic Church finds atonement a slow go
Vermont Catholic Bishop Christopher Coyne addresses reporters at a recent press conference. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger As 2019 comes to an end, VTDigger reporters are looking back on some of the...
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Panel recommends expanding inmates’ access to earned ‘good time’ program
Inside the St. Johnsbury work camp. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger A group of state officials are recommending that a change in policy that allows prisoners to get out from behind bars earlier...
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