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Judge says fraud sentence will have deterrent effect
U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford said there must be consequences in financial fraud cases, including jail time. File photo RUTLAND — A Stowe man is heading to prison for two years despite...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Late filing, missing paperwork grounds to dismiss suit
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. Quinlan v. Five-Town Health Alliance, Inc., 2018 VT 53 A medical malpractice complaint generally requires a...
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Keurig Green Mountain reaches $36.5M preliminary settlement with investors
Keurig Green Mountain. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger Keurig Green Mountain has preliminarily agreed to pay $36.5 million to investors who say the Vermont-based coffee company made misstatements...
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Anti-Semitic chalk message causes stir in Brattleboro
An anti-Semitic message was found written on the sidewalk on Elliot Street. Provided photo This story by Chris Mays was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on June 25. BRATTLEBORO — An anti-Semitic...
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Hundreds rally in Montpelier to protest Trump’s immigration policy
A wave of opposition to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy arrived in Montpelier on Monday evening as hundreds of protesters rallied on the Statehouse lawn.Get all of...
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Second Dartmouth professor ousted in sexual misconduct inquiry
Paul Whalen is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College. Photo courtesy of Dartmouth College This story was published by the Valley News on June 26. HANOVER, N.H. — A second...
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Judge in fatal hit-and-run accused of bias in sentencing
Christopher Sullivan, the former attorney for the city of Rutland, is shown at a May 2017 court hearing in his fatal hit-and-run case. Pool photo by Eric Francis A lawyer for the former attorney for...
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$50K theft from Pownal school district account
Pownal Elementary School in Pownal, Vermont Thieves operating electronically, possibly from out of the country, may be responsible for the theft of $50,000 from one of the bank accounts of the Pownal...
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Vermont cousins caught in nationwide dark web drag net
Creative Commons A nationwide undercover law enforcement probe of illegal activity on the dark web has snared two cousins from northern Vermont on online drug-dealing charges. The yearlong...
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Bennington County prosecutor lays out case for re-election
Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage. Photo by Dave LaChance/Bennington Banner BENNINGTON — State’s Attorney Erica Marthage believes her roots in Bennington County, hands-on experience as...
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Bus driver charged with human trafficking, sexual assault of a minor
Douglas Hersey, 43, a bus driver and EMT worker in East Montpelier charged with child sex crimes. A Plainfield man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a series of charges related to his alleged online...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Appeal sought to halt Vermont Gas pipeline in park
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Thomas M. Kester. In re Vermont Gas Systems, Inc., 2017 VT 83 The question is whether land dedicated to public use may be condemned for another...
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Jay Peak investors sue two Vermont attorneys
Jay Peak’s Tram Haus Lodge. Photo by Justin Cash/skivermont.com A group of Jay Peak investors is suing two Vermont lawyers, contending the attorneys had a conflict of interest. Edward Carroll and Mark...
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Prisons vying for Vermont’s inmates have troubled pasts
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 The two...
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The Deeper Dig: How cannabis case law will shape legalization
Attorney Tim Fair specializes in marijuana-related cases, hoping to set new legal precedents around drug use. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger...
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When tipsters call ICE, the phone rings in Vermont
Protesters gather across the street from the Department of Homeland Security’s Law Enforcement Support Center in Williston earlier this month. Photo by John Young/VTDigger The tipster called in to...
View Article88-year old Tunbridge woman struck by stray bullet
Editor’s note: This staff report from the Valley News was published on July 1. TUNBRIDGE — An 88-year-old Tunbridge woman was struck by a stray bullet on Saturday night outside her Spring Road home,...
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling will hurt Vermont unions
Public unions in Vermont say a Supreme Court ruling made last week will have direct impact on membership and a key source of revenue. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the practice of...
View ArticleNew Jersey man missing after kayak flips
Shelburne — Police are looking for a missing New Jersey man who was last seen holding onto an overturned kayak in Lake Champlain. According to a police incident report, Eric Plett, 41, was near...
View Article87-year-old Tunbridge woman hit in accidental shooting dies
Tunbridge — 87-year-old Edith Whitney, who was shot outside of her house last Saturday night in an apparent accidental firing, was died Monday night. Vermont State Police responded to the call at about...
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