Maxine Bernstein

Maxine Bernstein

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Oregonian reporter covering federal court, criminal justice

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Maxine Bernstein
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State board votes to strip Umatilla sheriff Terry Rowan of certification for 3 years due to DUI, dishonesty But he plans to appeal. The state says he can maintain his certification pending appeal - which could last more than a year. @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/1...

oregonlive.comState board votes to strip Umatilla sheriff Terry Rowan of certification for 3 years due to DUI, dishonestyRowan, 62, plans to appeal, which could take more than a year. In the interim, he'll maintain his certification, state officials said.
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Fentanyl case ends mid-trial after defendant found dead in wooded Clackamas County park The trial was already marked by controversy when a witness disclosed information the judge had barred and key evidence was destroyed. @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/1...

oregonlive.comFentanyl case ends mid-trial after defendant found dead in wooded Clackamas County parkThe trial was already marked by controversy when a witness disclosed information the judge had barred and key evidence was destroyed.
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Oregon settles sexual abuse lawsuit; officials ignored complaints about youth prison doctor for decades @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/1...

oregonlive.comOregon settles sexual abuse lawsuit; officials ignored complaints about youth prison doctor for decadesAt least 16 written reports were made about the pediatrician’s inappropriate touching of boys from the 1990s through 2017, yet agency leaders chose to handle most complaints internally, records show.
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Testimony revealed ICE agents randomly ran license plates of cars in Walmart & McDonald's lots in Medford this summer, looking to detain people. Judge says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about inaccuracies in ICE reports & post-arrest justifications for stops. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comICE ‘dragnet’ violates court order against warrantless arrests, immigration lawyers sayFederal judge cites "deep concerns" about inaccuracies in ICE documents, and post-arrest justifications for stops.
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FBI identifies another potential 35 victims in alleged San Francisco 49ers impersonation fraud case @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comFBI identifies another potential 35 victims in alleged San Francisco 49ers impersonation fraud case“The women didn’t just fall for something obvious; they were deliberately targeted by people who worked very hard to earn that trust and steal their money," said Douglas A. Olson, special agent in cha...
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Driver shot by Border Patrol in Portland gets time-served sentence after feds promised ‘full force’ prosecution @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comMan shot by Border Patrol after ramming federal vehicle receives time-served sentence in Portland caseThe U.S. Attorney General's office vowed to prosecute Luis Niño-Moncada for assaulting a federal officer, but forensic evidence and alleged evidence tampering complicated the government's case.
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Judge removes federal monitoring of Portland police discipline, accountability settlement sections @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comJudge removes federal monitoring of Portland police discipline, accountability settlement sectionsU.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon ruled the city can self-assess compliance with accountability requirements, rejecting Justice Department arguments about inconsistent enforcement of policies.
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Oregon man accused of $200K pandemic loan fraud after his Eugene bar had its liquor license revoked over fights, druggings @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

oregonlive.comOregon man accused of $200K pandemic loan fraud after his Eugene bar had been shut down over fights, druggingsFederal prosecutors say Ramzy Peter Hattar applied for Small Business Administration funds for Taylor’s Bar & Grill after the business had permanently closed and lost its liquor license.
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Nurse accused of preying on Oregon psychiatric patients kept license, state paid $1M to settle lawsuits ‘I do chicks who are locked up,’ nurse at Oregon psychiatric hospital allegedly bragged in text message. @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.com‘I do chicks who are locked up,’ nurse at Oregon psychiatric hospital allegedly bragged; state pays $1MDavid Peter Herne, a former nursing manager at Oregon State Hospital’s Junction City campus, allegedly harassed two psychiatric patients under state authority, texting one of them: “I do chicks who ar...
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Former owner of Oregon wildlife park to be sentenced this afternoon for severe animal neglect, drug offenses Joint recommendation calls for: 7 years and six months in prison and pay $340,922.61 in restitution. @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comFormer Oregon zoo owner to be sentenced for severe animal neglect, drug offensesThe owner of the closed West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon faces seven years and six months in prison.
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Added several documents to the post that the city posted online at 4:58 p.m.: June 25 findings and IPR investigative reports involving former deputy Chief Chris Davis & former Capt. Anthony Passadore.

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Two ex-Portland police leaders found to have violated police policy deride 2020 protest inquiry as a charade @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comTwo ex-Portland police leaders found to have violated police policy deride 2020 protest inquiry as a charadeChris Davis, a former deputy chief, and former Capt. Anthony Passadore flew in from out of state to call the city's four-year-long investigation biased, incomplete and designed to shield higher offici...
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Two ex-Portland police leaders found to have violated police policy deride 2020 protest inquiry as a charade @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comTwo ex-Portland police leaders found to have violated police policy deride 2020 protest inquiry as a charadeChris Davis, a former deputy chief, and former Capt. Anthony Passadore flew in from out of state to call the city's four-year-long investigation biased, incomplete and designed to shield higher offici...
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Portland police ex-deputy chief, captain to challenge findings they violated policies during 2020 protests @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comPortland police ex-deputy chief, captain to challenge findings they violated policies during 2020 protestsFormer Deputy Chief Chris Davis and retired Capt. Tony Passadore will appear Friday to challenge findings related to their management of officers' force and force reporting failures during the mass p...
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Portland clarinet player suffered feds’ ‘cruel and abusive’ conduct, deserves no more punishment, her lawyer says @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

oregonlive.comPortland clarinet player suffered feds’ ‘cruel and abusive’ conduct, deserves no more punishment, her lawyer saysDefense submits videos that show federal officers pulled a chemical-soaked mask over Oriana Korol’s face after pepper-spraying her in the face and yelled expletives at her.