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Jury awards $300K to state trooper who alleged illegal spying
by Judy Harrison and Callie Ferguson (BDN)
Lt. Michael Johnston answers questions about the Maine Information and Analysis Center during a presentation about the organization in Augusta on July 30, 2020. (courtesy: Natalie Williams / BDN){p}{/p}

AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- The Maine State Police violated the law in 2018 when supervisors removed a now retired trooper from a joint law enforcement task force and transferred him to the agency’s intelligence unit in Augusta, a jury found Friday.

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Jurors deliberated for more than five hours before finding the state agency violated the Maine Whistleblowers’ Protection Act. They awarded George Loder, 53, of Scarborough $300,000 in damages after hearing 4 1/2 days of testimony in U.S. District Court in Portland.

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