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Federal Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday September 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Justice Dept.: Self-Described Racist Skinhead Sentenced for Race-Based Threats via Social Media Against Black Neighbors in Maine
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Lewiston, Maine, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for threatening a Black family who lived in his apartment complex. Charles Allen Barnes, 47, previously pleaded guilty to one count of threatening communications in interstate commerce. In connection with his plea, Barnes admitted to sending a Facebook voice message in which he stated that he was outside a neighbor's residence and would kil  more

Maine U.S. Attorney: Self-Described Racist Skinhead Sentenced for Race-Based Threats via Social Media Against Black Neighbors in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: A Lewiston, Maine, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for threatening a Black family who lived in his apartment complex. Charles Allen Barnes, 47, previously pleaded guilty to one count of threatening communications in interstate commerce. In connection with his plea, Barnes admitted to sending a Facebook voice message in which he stated that h  more