Attorney General John M. Formella announces that on June 20, 2023, the Hillsborough County-Northern District Grand Jury returned indictments charging David C. Dunn, age 63, of Durham (formerly of Manchester), with four class A felony counts of theft by misapplication of property and four class A felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Mr. Dunn is a former attorney who practiced in Manchester. He was disbarred in 2022.
The theft by misapplication indictments allege that between March 3, 2016, and June 9, 2021, Mr. Dunn, pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, obtained funds in an aggregate amount of more than $1,500, from two revocable trusts in which he served as trustee, and one estate for which he served as executor, upon agreement or subject to a known legal obligation to make a specified payment to trust and estate beneficiaries, and Mr. Dunn recklessly failed to make the specified payments and dealt with the property as his own.
Additionally, the theft by unauthorized taking indictments alleged that between March 3, 2016, and June 9, 2021, Mr. Dunn, pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, obtained or exercised unauthorized control over funds from two trust accounts and one estate account, property of another, in an aggregate amount of more than $1,500, with a purpose to deprive the owners thereof.
If convicted, Mr. Dunn faces up to 7 ½ – 15 years in the New Hampshire State Prison and a $4,000 fine on each charge. Mr. Dunn is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges in the Hillsborough County Superior Court-Northern District on July 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m.
An indictment is merely an accusation, and Mr. Dunn is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
This matter was investigated by Investigator Calice Couchman-Ducey of the Consumer Protection Bureau. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant Attorney General Bryan J. Townsend, II, of the Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of elder abuse or financial exploitation, please contact your local police department or the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (1-800-949-0470).