Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Still, there likely will be between 20 and 40 applicants vying to run at least one of the states eight dispensaries, according to Jonathan Leavitt, executive director of the Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Already have a commenting profile? Sign in or Subscribe Sirois said hes most confident about his chances of being selected to run a dispensary in the western district of Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties. He appeared in court on Thursday.Franklin County Assistant District Attorney Kayla Alves was one of the six to appear in court on Friday.Alves is accused of tipping off former Franklin County sheriffs deputy Bradley Scovil about the investigation.Alves is charged with tampering with proceedings and tampering with documents.Alves was released on personal recognizance bail with conditions.An attorney for tax accountant Kenneth Allen appeared in court on his clients behalf. According to court documents, from about 2016 through July 2020, Randal Cousineau, 69, participated in a conspiracy to illegally cultivate and sell marijuana. Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Phone- . Prosecutors allege that Kevin Lemay, a Wilton police officer, and James McLamb, a former Oxford County deputy sheriff, used government databases to confirm that the Scovil and Doucette were being surveilled. Franklin County Assistant District Attorney Kayla Alves was one of the six to appear in court on Friday. The medicine costs from $180 and $285 per ounce, he said. Luke Sirois is on Facebook. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Streets and Satelite: Let's Zoom In Search public records for LUKE SIROIS . Sirois is one of 12 defendants charged in connection to an illegal marijuana grow and distribution operation, some of them implicated in a drug money laundering scheme in the Franklin County. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Three pot businesses connected to him, Lakemont, Sandy River Properties and Spruce Valley, have alsopleaded not guilty. Allen is accused by federal prosecutors of filing false income tax returns for Lucas Sirois. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. How could anyone have missed the headlines? Then-Franklin County Deputy Sheriffs, Franklin County Assistant District Attorney. Attorneys for Scovil, Doucette and Lemay didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Fax: (207) 780-3304 There are false claims made by a disgruntled former employee who was fired for committing criminal acts, he said. You can share 5 more gift articles this month. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. It looks like you do not have any active subscriptions. Remember you are innocent until proven guilty. A criminal complaint filed for Sirois stated that investigators learned about the operation after one of Sirois' employees blew the whistle after Sirois fired him for saying that the pot operation was illegal. Learn more about merges. "NUMBER ONE ABOVE ALL ELSE IS YOUR INTEGRITY D AN REPUTATION AND THEN TO END UP IN A SITUATION LIKE THI- S IT JUST FLIES IN THE FACE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE STAND FO" WE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL LAWYERS FOR COMMENT - BUT HEY HAVEN'T RETURNED OUR CALLS. Lock Try again later. Thats not what Maine people want to see, he said. While marijuana is illegal federally, Congress has prohibited the Department of Justice from expending funds interfering with a states medical marijuana law implementation. If he does not appear in court in the future he has agreed to forfeit vehicles listed in a pretrial services report not available to the public, according to federal court documents. Heres why. Prosecutors allege in court documents there was a conspiracy to cultivate and sell marijuana in violation of Maines medical marijuana laws, selling bulk marijuana illicitly to people who were not registered as caregivers, and for distribution outside of the state. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 12 people facing charges connected to alleged drug ring. Local law enforcement, including the Franklin County Sheriffs Office and Farmington Police Department, were not involved. This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login. The arraignment of the businesses comes on the heels ofhearings Thursday for nearly a dozen co-defendants including an elected town official, three former sheriffs deputies and a police officer in a case that alleges illegal marijuana growing and trafficking as well as a money laundering scheme in what prosecutors said was a wide-ranging conspiracy that grossed more than $13 million over six years. Both former deputies are facing charges for bank fraud conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. His formative years were spent in Jaffrey where he had attended Jaffrey schools.He was a 1977 graduate of Conant High school.Luke served proudly in the United States Army with the Military Police.He worked as a self-employed painting contractor but was not afraid to tackle any job that came his way. He faces up to life in prison and a $10 million fine. Copies of the criminal and civil complaints are available here: criminal civil, Count One: Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances (21 U.S.C. FARMINGTON The father of the man whose two marijuana businesses were searched by federal and state law enforcement Tuesday is a convicted drug trafficker who owns one of the buildings, according to official records. Luke Sirois is 41 years old and was born on 07/05/1981. McLamb is also charged with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. The business name on the town-approved application for the adult use marijuana store last year is Narrow Gauge Botanicals LLC, which the younger Sirois submitted and is a registered agent. Luke Sirois and his wife, Lisa, have the towns go-ahead to use this Wilton building if the state approves their application to run four medical marijuana dispensaries. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Please note the display name will appear on screen when you participate. Alves was released on personal recognizance bail with conditions. FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Maine State Police are among the agencies that conducted the searches. A former Rangeley selectman, David Burgess, allegedly accepted money in exchange for helping to advance a marijuana ordinance drafted by Sirois. Find Luke Sirois's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Ms. McElwee thanked local and state Maine law enforcement partners for their participation in, and support of, the investigation. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. Sirois allegedly structured his operations to appear as though they complied with Maines medical marijuana regime while he regularly sold bulk marijuana on the illicit market, including more than $1 million worth of marijuana for out-of-state distribution between 2018 and 2019 through codefendant Brandon Dagnese, 27, of Scarborough, a convicted felon who is ineligible to hold a care giver card in Maine, according to a U.S. Attorneys Office release. See Offers. (18 U.S.C. 100% CAUCASIAN Our ethnicity data indicates the majority is Caucasian. Parlatore gave three options: Permit Sirois to continue using his physician-prescribed cannabis medicine; direct that he not be sanctioned for such use as long as it complies with Maine law; or direct that pretrial services not file any violation petition based solely on a urinalysis test indicating positive for THC, given legal hemp derivatives. He is free on a $500,000 secured bond. Recently, someone I know well has been in the eyes of the media and the government. say that they have charged 13 people in connection. Randal Cousineau of Farmington pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of cannabis and 1,000 marijuana plants. Failed to delete memorial. Create a commenting profile by providing an email address, password and display name. Photographer captures Portland's changing cityscape, These are 2023's boys basketball tourney MVPs, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. There was a problem getting your location. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Sirois pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances; conspiracy to commit money laundering; two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud; two counts of bank fraud; conspiracy to defraud the United States and impede and impair the Internal Revenue Services; and tax evasion. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. 1512(c)(2)), Count Nine: Tampering with Documents (18 U.S.C. Owner of Farmington marijuana building a convicted drug trafficker, Manage your Advertiser Democrat Subscription, Manage your Livermore Falls Advertiser Subscription, Manage your Franklin Journal Subscription, Manage your Rumford Falls Times Subscription, Manage Your Rangeley Highlander Subscription, Sun Media Groups Western Maine Weekly Subscriptions, FBI, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Maine State Police. He also plans to expand to other communities. He faces up to life in prison and a $10 million fine. We have known about this investigation for a very long time, Parlatore, who represents Lucas Sirois, said. He and co-conspirators took in more than $13 million over six years through the illicit sale of marijuana, according to the complaint. Cousineau was the primary financier and 50% partner with a co-conspirator in an illegal marijuana cultivation facility in Farmington. // He had a great sense of humor; he loved fishing and was an avid outdoors-man. Try again later. 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