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Nearly $150M settlement in fraud case on track for final OK after no objections
Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in the EB-5 fraud case, announces the settlement in April. File photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDiggerA proposed nearly $150 million settlement by an...
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Coventry town clerk firing decision to be made Friday
Coventry’s entrenched town clerk and treasurer, Cynthia Diaz, will lose her job at midnight Thursday if she has not found a $2.5 million bond to cover her offices, officials said in a meeting Monday....
View ArticlePutney Family Services former director pleads guilty to embezzlement
(This story by Bob Audette was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on June 6, 2017.) PUTNEY — The former executive director of Putney Family Services, Patricia Field, pleaded guilty to embezzlement...
View ArticleVermont Supreme Court orders Hermitage Club to arbitration in contract dispute
(This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on June 6, 2017.) DEERFIELD VALLEY — The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a contract dispute between the Hermitage Club and...
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Mount Tabor murder suspect renews bid for release
RUTLAND — A judge is weighing a request from a Mount Tabor woman charged with fatally shooting her husband to be released from jail on electronic monitoring at the home of the dead man’s sister....
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Competency still at issue for man accused in 2010 Burlington slaying
Philip Smith, whose sister Kathleen Smith was killed in Burlington in 2010, speaks with reporters outside the courtroom where her accused killer was the subject of a mental competency hearing. Photo by...
View ArticleFamilies reach settlement over attack by mentally ill man
(This story is by Bob Audette, of the Brattleboro Reformer.) ST. JOHNSBURY — The family of a man who was seriously injured by a mentally ill man has settled its lawsuit against the family of Evan...
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Justices weigh officials’ privacy vs. public’s right to know
The Vermont Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday. At center is Chief Justice Paul Reiber. Pool photo by April McCullum/Burlington Free PressMONTPELIER — The state’s Supreme Court justices peppered...
View ArticleJustice reform group to get new executive director
A new director will take the helm of Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform. The group’s current executive director, Suzi Wizowaty, announced this week she will step down at the end of the month. The...
View ArticlePolice investigating infant’s death in Colchester
COLCHESTER — Town police say emergency personnel responding to a call Wednesday discovered an unresponsive 7-month-old child they were not able to resuscitate. The infant was pronounced dead after...
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Comey: Trump offered ‘lies, plain and simple’ about FBI
James Comey during previous testimony when he was still FBI director.WASHINGTON — In his first public comments since being abruptly dismissed by President Donald Trump in May, former FBI Director James...
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The Deeper Dig: Coventry’s missing money
The town of Coventry nestles near the Canadian border. File photo by John Lazenby About 1,000 people live in the Northeast Kingdom town of Coventry. About $1.4 million may be missing from the town’s...
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SCOV Law Blog: A matter of worksite liability
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. LeClair v. LeClair, 2017 VT 34 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This case reads a lot like a law school...
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Lawsuit seeks damages from former Burlington cop, city
Former Burlington Police Officer Christopher Lopez. Courtesy Photo: Burlington Police Department. BURLINGTON — A Richmond man who was imprisoned after a former city police officer allegedly lied under...
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Coventry forces out town clerk
The Coventry Selectboard, June 8, 2017. Photo by Dan Schwartz/VTDiggerCoventry’s longstanding town clerk, treasurer and until recently delinquent tax collector lost her job Friday after she ran out of...
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UPDATED: Rutland fire chief, city reach ‘separation agreement’
David Allaire, mayor of Rutland. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger (This story was updated June 11 at 7:40 p.m.) Rutland City Fire Chief Michael Jones and the mayor reached an agreement that will see...
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Newport attorney faces complaint over sexual harassment charges
Attorney Glenn Robinson’s office in Newport. Photo by Dan Schwartz/VTDiggerA Newport attorney could face disciplinary action over allegations of misconduct with three women. Glenn Robinson allegedly...
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Special Report: A visit to Block J, Vermont inmates’ new home
Laurel Harry, superintendent of the Pennsylvania state prison at Camp Hill, gives VTDigger a tour of the facility. Vermont inmates soon will be housed there. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger CAMP HILL,...
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Town officials outraged that former Coventry attorney handed over tax sale...
Cynthia Diaz, the Coventry town clerk and treasurer, in her office at the Coventry Community Center. Photo by John Lazenby Coventry town officials are trying to understand why their former town...
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Burlington College fundraiser disputes $1M donor’s claim
Former Burlington College President Jane O’Meara Sanders. Photo courtesy of Burlington College BURLINGTON — A former vice president of fundraising at Burlington College is defending representations...
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