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Facebook contact leads to sexual assault of 12-year-old
A contact made through the ubiquitous social media site Facebook, and ongoing online chats on Facebook Messenger and Snapchat, led to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Burlington, according...
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High court hears arguments in defamation case
The Vermont Supreme Court next to the Statehouse in Montpelier. File photo by Roger Crowley/VTDigger A Northeast Kingdom man says in a lawsuit that a local weekly newspaper should not have run a story...
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State worker killed by former boyfriend, police say
Courtney Gaboriault, 29, a Vermont Department of Public Safety employee, was killed Wednesday in Barre by a former boyfriend, police say. Courtesy photo A 29-year-old woman was killed by her former...
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Vermont Attorney General may appeal public records fee ruling
Attorney Brady Toensing. Pool photo by April McCullum/Burlington Free Press The Vermont attorney general’s office may appeal this week’s order by a judge who said the state must pay about $66,000 to...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Divorce dispute in court again
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Chris Larson. Weaver v. Weaver, 2018 VT 56 In family court, when hunting in my mind for support for a proposition I hope is legally sound, I’m...
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The Deeper Dig: Opposition in Vermont to Trump’s southern border policies
More than 2,000 people in Burlington Saturday protested the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never...
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Windham woman’s bank accounts seized in fraud case
The Federal Building in Burlington houses the U.S. District Courthouse. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger This story by Mike Donoghue was published by the Brattleboro Reformer on July 5. Federal...
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Barre woman’s death was fifth domestic violence related homicide in 2018
Courtney Gaboriault, 29, a Vermont Department of Public Safety employee, was killed Wednesday in Barre by a former boyfriend, police say. Courtesy photo The killing of 29-year-old Courtney Gaboriault...
View ArticleBody of New York man recovered from Lake St. Catherine
POULTNEY — Friday afternoon Vermont State Police Dive Team recovered the body of Thomas Flood, 61, of Schenectady, New York. Flood and his wife were staying at a camp on Lake St. Catherine when, on...
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Lawsuit: Attorneys for EB-5 investors took $5M in kickbacks from Jay Peak
The Hotel Jay was the signature project of the Jay Peak Resort expansion that used EB-5 immigrant investor money. VTDigger file photo The former developers of Jay Peak Resort gave $5 million in...
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Federal agency terminates scandal-plagued Vermont EB-5 Regional Center
Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger It’s official: The federal government has terminated the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services notified...
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State police drag newspaper for domestic violence murder coverage
Courtney Gaboriault, 29, a Vermont Department of Public Safety employee, was killed Wednesday in Barre by a former boyfriend, police say. Courtesy photo A newspaper’s coverage of a domestic violence...
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‘Allies of Courtney’ organize vigil: ‘She just wanted to be everyone’s friend’
Courtney Gaboriault, 29, a Vermont Department of Public Safety employee, was killed Wednesday in Barre by a former boyfriend, police say. Courtesy photo A group calling itself “Allies of Courtney” is...
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UPDATE: State settles with Jay Peak developers over EB-5 fraud case
Jay Peak Resort. VTDigger photo State officials on Thursday announced the details of Vermont’s settlement with Jay Peak developers who masterminded a “Ponzi-like” scheme that bilked foreign investors...
View ArticleBody of New Jersey kayaker found in Lake Champlain
The body of Eric Plett, 41, was found by search and rescue officials Wednesday near Shelburne Point. Plett was last seen the evening of July 2, clinging to a yellow kayak near Dunder Rock. When friends...
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Hundreds gather to remember slain Barre woman
Kate Root, a friend of Courtney Gaboriault, spoke at a vigil Wednesday in Barre. A bin, at left, overflows with collected dog treats and toys. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger BARRE — They spoke of her...
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Ex-Royalton cop who stole heroin from police evidence room gets 6 months
Oxycodone, Zoloft and fentanyl patches were among the drugs the former police officer and his girlfriend took from the police evidence closet. Creative Commons photo A former Royalton police officer...
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Former state trooper fined for illegal burning of derelict A-frame
Disposing of waste by burning in open fires without a permit is illegal in Vermont. File photo by Sebastian Ritter/Wikimedia Commons Aformer state trooper is facing a $10,760 fine for burning a house...
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State settles EB-5 fraud case with Quiros for $2M; Stenger for $100k
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announces a $2.1 million settlement of the state’s investor fraud case against developers Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger at a press conference Thursday on the city...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: State’s independent contractors rules put to the test
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Eric Fanning. In re Bourbeau Custom Homes, Inc., 2017 VT 51 In Vermont, unemployment benefits are funded through a system of payroll taxes. Our...
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