BANGOR, Maine: A Norridgewock woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for maintaining a drug-involved premises. U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Jiamin Liao, 32, to six months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release. Liao pleaded guilty on January 12, 2026.
According to court records, between December 2022 and March 2024, Liao operated a marijuana grow at a residence in Madison. Starting in November 2023, Liao owned a second property in Norridgewock that she used to store the marijuana grown at the Madison location. On March 25, 2024, investigators executed state search warrants at both locations. At the Madison location, agents seized 551 marijuana plants. At the Norridgewock location, agents seized approximately 30 pounds of processed marijuana and $39,625 in U.S. currency. Liao was not licensed to grow marijuana by the Office of Cannabis Policy.
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI investigated the case.