Court documents untangle alleged conspiracy to sell drugs involving law enforcement - WGME

PORTLAND (WGME) -- The man believed to be behind a massive criminal organization with ties to law enforcement is out on bond Thursday night.

Forty-one-year-old Lucas Sirois of Farmington and several co-conspirators appeared in federal court in Bangor Thursday.

Sirois, along with a number of local law enforcement officers, face numerous charges.

A 109-page criminal complaint and affidavit lays out the case against Sirois, the alleged leader of what's called the "Sirois organization." It shines a light on how area law enforcement and government officials became part of the vast operation and the ways they tried to cover up their crimes.

According to the affidavit, in 2019, Lucas Sirois formed a marijuana distribution company with two Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies.

Authorities claim Bradley Scovil and Derrick Doucette worked for Sirois for several months while still employed with the department.

They are also accused of using law enforcement databases to provide information to Sirois. In exchange, they allegedly received cash and new SUVs.

Scovil and Doucette left the sheriff's department in late 2019, but the court paperwork states they remained in contact with two other officers and asked them for information.

Then-Wilton Police Officer Kevin Lemay and Oxford County Deputy James McLamb are accused of running license plates and using police databases to help figure out who was surveilling Doucette and Scovil.

Also included in the documents was an explanation of how Franklin County Assistant District Attorney Kayla Alves played a role in all of this.

She is Scovil's next door neighbor and reportedly tipped him off to the federal investigation.

Another alleged key player in the criminal organization is a man named David Burgess. He is a former Rangely Selectman and described as having a "managerial role" in Sirois' drug operations.

The documents say Burgess voted in favor of marijuana ordinances that would benefit Sirois in exchange for cash and investments in his business totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

These former law enforcement and government officials face a variety of charges and could face decades behind bars. In total, 12 people are facing charges as part of this years-long investigation.

McLamb is facing up to 40 years in prison for his role.

He is the current town manager in Dixfield.

CBS13 called the town for a response and was told “no comment.”

source: https://wgme.com/news/local/court-documents-untangle-alleged-conspiracy-to-sell-drugs-involving-law-enforcement

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