Hancock Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $225K from Late Senate Candidate Max Linn

Oct 17, 2025 via Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—A Hancock man has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for embezzling $225,000 from a former U.S. Senate candidate. Matthew T. McDonald, 45, was found guilty of theft last month after a two-day jury trial in Ellsworth. McDonald worked for Max Linn on Linn’s two U.S. Senate campaigns in Maine before Linn died in 2021 at … Continue reading Hancock Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $225K from Late Senate Candidate Max Linn

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Jury Finds Former Max Linn Staffer Stole $225K Meant for Cryptocurrency

by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—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 … Continue reading Jury Finds Former Max Linn Staffer Stole $225K Meant for Cryptocurrency

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Judge Rules Against Hancock Man in Theft Case Tied to Late Bar Harbor Candidate

Court case of Max Linn’s former staffer still pending Feb 13, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—A federal judge has sided with the plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit against a Hancock man accused of embezzling $225,000 from late Senate candidate Max Linn. That man, Matthew McDonald, must now present detailed information of his financial assets to the court on March 18. Matthew T. McDonald, … Continue reading Judge Rules Against Hancock Man in Theft Case Tied to Late Bar Harbor Candidate

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