Staffer on 2020 Campaign of Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Found Guilty of Theft

Staffer on 2020 campaign of Maine U.S. Senate candidate found guilty of theft

A Hancock County jury found that Matthew McDonald embezzled $225,000 from Max Linn, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Former campaign staffer for Maine U.S. Senate candidate found guilty of theft

A Hancock County jury found that Matthew McDonald embezzled $225,000 from Max Linn, who mounted an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.

Jury finds former Max Linn staffer stole $225K in cryptocurrency

A Hancock man has been found guilty of theft for embezzling $225,000 from a former U.S. Senate candidate. Matthew T. McDonald, 45, worked for Max Linn on Linn’s two U.S. Senate campaigns in Maine before Linn died in 2021 at his home in Bar Harbor. Before he died, Linn asked McDonald to invest the funds in cryptocurrency on his behalf. McDonald never did, though, and when Linn asked for it back, McDonald accused Linn of pointing a gun at him in a…