FARMINGTON, Maine (WGME) — The alleged ringleader in an illegal, multimillion-dollar marijuana operation in western Maine is facing new charges. He’s now accused of threatening investigators.
Lucas Sirois, 45, is the alleged leader of what’s called the “Sirois organization.” More than a dozen people, including Sirois, were charged in October 2020 in the alleged criminal conspiracy operation of industrial cultivation and distribution of marijuana, a $13 million operation.
The scandal involved law enforcement officers and public officials in the Rangeley area.
The FBI said Sirois recently met with a witness and said that if the case didn’t go his way, he wanted to “end everyone that put me in this position.”
The FBI said agents busted Sirois last week for taking guns from the witness’s property.
He is now facing a charge of receiving a firearm while under indictment.
The trial for his pot ring case starts next week.
Former Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies Derrick Doucette and Bradley Scovil pleaded guilty for their roles in the case by admitting they tipped off Sirois that he was under federal investigation. The two then-cops received cars and money in exchange.
Former Rangeley Selectman David Burgess also admitted he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in cash from Sirois to advocate for him in town decisions.
Former Franklin County Assistant District Attorney Kayla Alves pleaded guilty to federal charges of tampering with documents for her role in the operation. Her license to practice law was suspended for nine months.
According to the Sun Journal, Randal Cousineau of Farmington, who was reportedly Sirois’ “right-hand man,” pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess and distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and over 1,000 marijuana plants.
Alisa Sirois, Lucas Sirois’ wife, pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
Then-Wilton Police Officer Kevin Lemay and then-Oxford County Deputy James McLamb were accused of tipping off the leaders. Their charges were dismissed.
Sirois’ father, Robert Sirois, and tax preparer Kenneth Allen have also been charged.
