Only in Maine

Roccus7 said:

Rot-Roh, NY Times just published "36 Hours in Midcoast Maine" in Thursday's paper. These blurbs often end civilized life as one knows it, causing mob scenes at places that were once only known to locals. Fortunately this one is a very accurate and well-written one, citing more than a few places on the Roccus List of approved things to do, but the late summer publication date means little impact on our lives, as we only hit these places well out of the summer tourist invasion season.

If you're thinking about Maine travel in the Midcoast area, it's not a bad starting point...

36 Hours In Midcoast Maine

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I’ll be up in October

Chevy1 said:

I’ll be up in October

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Let me know when!!

And so it begins...

Roccus7 said:

And so it begins...
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Cool - here come the tourists!

Border Patrol supervisor in Maine accused of modifying government computers​

A supervisor at the Port of Entry in Calais faces federal charges for allegedly swapping out government computer parts and exchanging them through an online retailer’s trade-in program.

Terry Liu, 39, was arrested after an interview on Sept. 9, during which he reportedly admitted to replacing CBP computer parts with older model parts, according to an affidavit by FBI special agent Christopher White.

Liu has been charged with one count of theft of government property and one count of destruction of government property, both of which could carry a maximum of 10 years in federal prison and $100,000 in fines. He had a first appearance at the U.S. District Court in Bangor on Thursday, and a judge has ordered he remain in custody of the U.S. Marshals pending trial.

Liu’s court-appointed attorney, Phil Noland, did not respond to a request for comment Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine declined to comment. A spokesperson for CBP was not able to immediately say whether Liu was still employed by the agency at the time of his arrest.

White’s affidavit indicated Port Director Theodore Cummings advised Liu in March 2025 about not modifying computers. He sent Liu an email, reminding him he was not allowed to “move any computers or computer parts.”

“I do appreciate the intent but we should stay in our lane and report deficiencies through the work ticket process,” Cummings wrote.


White wrote that Liu’s alleged modifications were never approved by CBP’s IT staff.

White wrote that CBP’s Office of Professional Standards said in January that it was investigating Liu “related to various actions taken while on duty and in his official capacity.” He is accused of modifying multiple government-owned computers by replacing 14th generation parts with older models, according to White. CBP had reported earlier this year that 46 computers had been modified without authorization between three area ports.

White wrote that CBP’s IT staff found that multiple Computer Processing Units, RAM and hard drives were “swapped out for noncompliant hardware” and that many of the computers were “connected back to the CBP network.”

The affidavit mentions two instances, one in January and one in March, when surveillance cameras, including one installed over Liu’s desk in early March during the investigation, appeared to show him in the Calais office working on computers after midnight, according to White’s affidavit.

“During ‘midnight’ shifts there was typically only one (1) supervisor assigned to cover all open ports in the area,” White wrote. Based on where Liu’s desk was located, opposite from the “cargo” area of where the port accepts traffic, White wrote that “this meant that Liu would expect not to encounter the officers working at that time.”

Liu’s online search history and records from Newegg.com — an online retailer for computer parts — showed that Liu had ordered several older generation parts to his home addresses in Maine and New Hampshire, according to the affidavit. The records also indicated Liu had received trade-in benefits for the CBP parts he is accused of taking and sending to Newegg.


White wrote that investigators found 13 emails from Newegg, recognizing a $200 trade-in value for each of several parts. Financial records also showed that Liu received a $200 credit on three different dates from Newegg, on a Delta SkyMiles Platinum credit card, according to the affidavit.

When questioned about the allegations on Wednesday, Liu “admitted that he knew that the changes made degraded the CBP computer system efficiency” and claimed he did so “because he was angry with how long it took for CBP IT systems to be repaired,” White wrote.

Liu also reportedly admitted to using the CBP parts for Newegg’s trade-in program, “in which he received credit,” White wrote. The affidavit doesn’t address whether Liu reported how much he received in credits.

White wrote that CBP estimated it would cost more than $20,000 to replace the older model parts that Liu used, and more than $105,000 to replace all 46 computers.