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A long-time friend of Geno Marconi believes he and his wife state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi have both been placed on paid administrative leave to pressure Mr. Marconi to resign as director of New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors.
CONCORD – A former Keene woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing almost $500,000 from her employer between 2015 and 2021, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced in an email press release.
LITCHFIELD – Fired and criminally prosecuted for sexually harassing a subordinate officer, former Litchfield Police Chief Ben Sargent scored a victory as the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned his misdemeanor conviction.
Disbarred for allegedly stealing from a disabled client and then faking evidence during the ensuing ethics investigation, Portsmouth attorney Justin P. Nadeau is going back to court as a defendant.
Gordon Thomas Searles, 68, one of the 11 former employees of the Sununu Youth Services Center – formerly called YDC, who was charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault has died in Manchester, according to his attorney Joseph Fricano of Nashua.
The state Supreme Court rejected former Democratic state Sen. Jeff Woodburn’s last appeal related to domestic violence charges dating back to 2018, this one about two criminal mischief convictions for kicking his former fiancee Emily Jacobs’ dryer door and breaking a door at her home.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has issued an order stating that Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi is on administrative leave with pay for a period of 90 days, which may be shortened or extended by further order of the court.
The man who accused Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci of sexual abuse is dead, likely ending the lawsuit filed in New York.
Mark Knights of the firm Nixon Peabody said, “The fund has already spent over $100 million on awards to claimants, the Administrator’s expenses, and the Attorney General’s outside lawyers.”