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According to documents filed in Hancock County Unified Criminal Court in Ellsworth, Comtois pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received 45 days in jail plus a $415 fine. Had she not accepted the plea bargain suggested by prosecutors, Comtois would have faced three years behind bars and a fine of up to $5,000.
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Federal investigative documents revealed that Comtois incident was one of several that contributed to Penobscot Nursing Homes official termination. The home was licensed to house up to 54 residents, but numerous violations had been cited in reports by federal inspectors, which included:
The home was assessed a penalty of $19,000 for failing to meet minimum health and safety standards, in addition to a daily fine of $2,350 for every day it failed to address the violations beginning May 23.
Comtois began serving her sentence on Feb. 27 at Hancock County Jail.
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This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by attorney Jeffery A. Pitman, who has more than 28 years of legal experience and handled thousands of personal injury cases while obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements in Wisconsin.
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