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PublishedDecember 6, 2012
Defense will use illiteracy at Chelsea selectwoman’s trial
PORTLAND -- A longtime selectwoman's apparent secret -- that she can't read or write -- will become part of her defense and out in the open when fighting tax fraud and disability claims charges, her attorney said Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2012
Indicted Chelsea selectwoman claims illiteracy in pretrial hearing
BANGOR -- Carole Swan, who spent 19 years as a Chelsea selectwoman signing warrants and conducting other town business, testified in federal court here Wednesday that she is illiterate.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2012
State moves to bolster federal case against Swan
The state has dismissed charges of forgery, theft and accepting kickbacks against former Chelsea selectwoman Carole Swan so that she will face more far-reaching and serious federal charges.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2012
Both Swans plead not guilty
BANGOR -- Former Chelsea selectman Carole J. Swan and her husband, contractor Marshall Swan, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to a series of federal offenses.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2012
Many Chelsea residents want to see justice served
CHELSEA -- Susan Sargent was overcome with emotion at the news Thursday that former selectwoman Carole Swan had been indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2012
Swan, husband, indicted in federal court
Former Chelsea selectwoman Carole J. Swan faces federal extortion charges, and she and her husband are both accused of working together to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency of money and failing to report more than $600,000 in income to the Internal Revenue Service. Swan, 53, of Chelsea, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand […]
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PublishedMarch 1, 2012
Former Chelsea selectwoman, husband indicted on federal fraud charges
Former Chelsea selectwoman Carole Swan, and her husband, Marshall, were indicted today on federal fraud charges.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2012
Swan’s attorney talking to feds about possible settlement
AUGUSTA -- The attorney for a former Chelsea selectwoman accused of misusing town money said he is working with federal prosecutors to try to negotiate a settlement.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2012
Attorney: ex-Chelsea selectwoman considers settlement with feds
AUGUSTA – The attorney for a former Chelsea selectwoman accused of misusing town funds said in court this morning that he is working with federal prosecutors to try to negotiate a settlement.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2011
Attorney seeks records to aid Swan’s defense
AUGUSTA -- An attorney for Carole J. Swan, a former Chelsea selectman facing trial on a four-count indictment charging her with offenses related to that post, is asking a judge to force a road contractor and two banks to produce paperwork he says is critical to her defense.
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