Toxic Water in Fairfield Erin Brockovich helping Fairfield residents dealing with wells highly contaminated with PFAS by Joy Hollowell, WABI Channel 5 (173K) The Environmental Protection Agency limits PFAS chemicals in drinking water to 70 parts per trillion. But at least 52 private wells in the town of Fairfield have levels up to 460 times […]
“I Learned It on YouTube” Medicaid Fraud Post
Do you remember those Holiday Inn Express commercials? My favorite is the one where a man dressed like a doctor is performing surgery in a hospital operating room. At the end of the surgery he takes off his mask and a nurse quickly realizes he is not a doctor. As the man walks out of […]
Portland Press Herald March 8, 2021
Fairfield man files class-action lawsuit against Sappi paper mill over ‘forever chemicals’ by Greg Levinsky, Portland Press Herald (218K) A Fairfield man filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against Sappi North America over high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, known as PFAS, found in Somerset County wells and at other sites. Nathan Saunders filed the […]
ABC News March 9, 2021
Maine man sues paper mill over levels of ‘forever chemicals’ by Associated Press, ABC News (153K) A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere. Nathan Saunders of Fairfield filed the lawsuit Friday against Boston-based Sappi North America. The lawsuit concerns […]
KOB4 March 9, 2021
Maine man sues paper mill over levels of ‘forever chemicals’ by Associated Press, KOB4 (138K) A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere. Nathan Saunders of Fairfield filed the lawsuit Friday against Boston-based Sappi North America. The lawsuit concerns per- […]
CentralMaine.com March 8, 2021
Skowhegan paper mill ‘strongly disputes’ lawsuit alleging fault for contaminating water wells Fairfield resident Nathan Saunders filed a class-action suit Friday, saying the Sappi mill is the source of high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in a growing number of Fairfield area wells. by Greg Levinsky, centralmaine.com (149K) The Somerset County paper mill now the subject […]
Fox 23 Maine March 8, 2021
Class-action lawsuit filed for dangerous chemical levels in Somerset County well water by WGME, Fox 23 Maine You’ll need a modern browser for media streaming A class-action lawsuit has been filed for dangerous levels of toxic chemicals found in Somerset County well water. PFAS have been linked to increased risk of cancers and other health […]
Maine Public Radio March 8, 2021
Lawsuit Blames Skowhegan Paper Mill For Dangerous Chemicals Found In Neighboring Town’s Wells by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public Radio (208K) A new lawsuit claims that a Skowhegan paper mill is responsible for the toxic chemicals that are now being found in dangerous levels in the well water of a neighboring community. For five years, Fairfield […]
WMTW Channel 8 March 7, 2021
Fairfield man sues Sappi over ‘forever chemical’ contamination WMTW Channel 8 – Local News by Terry Stackhouse, March 7 2021 A Fairfield man is suing Sappi Paper over pollution from so-called “forever chemicals.” The class-action suit filed Friday in Somerset County Superior Court, claims Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan allowed dangerous chemicals to contaminate his […]
Sensational Insider Trading Charges Against Hedge Fund Manager
[Original post Feb 2011, Updated and Reposted Feb. 2021] The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan has charged a hedge fund manager with insider trading. Donald Longueuil was charged with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. The obstruction charge stems from Longueuil’s middle of the night efforts to destroy computer hard […]