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The Amherst man who created the Free State Project, the Libertarian movement to transform New Hampshire into a liberty Mecca, lost his bid in court to silence a critic of his run for Planning Board.
The State alleges that Ms. Hebert used her position as office manager at her employer to file a claim for unemployment benefits while she was still working full-time and pose as her employer to “verify” that fraudulent claim.
, the State alleges that Mr. Marcelino knowingly failed to disclose his employment and earnings to the Department of Employment Security to obtain or increase his unemployment compensation benefits. As a result, Mr. Marcelino received 52 weeks of unemployment benefits totaling $36,904.00, including enhanced federal benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, to which he was not entitled.
The man accused in the brutal slaying of two women is heading to trial again after the New Hampshire State Police investigator’s errors led to a mistrial.
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that on March 16, 2023, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, former Concord Police Officer Michael Kosa, age 32, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in the 6th Circuit–District Division–Concord to two class B misdemeanors for violations of Records and Certification, RSA 260:14, IX(a), commonly known as the Driver Privacy Act.
Portsmouth Police Chief Mark Newport’s executive assistant Jackie Burnett pleaded guilty Monday to reckless operation, a violation that was reduced from misdemeanor DUI impairment after her car crashed into a telephone pole at 1:25 a.m. on Feb. 25.
Robert Quinn has been renominated to lead New Hampshire’s Department of Safety despite concerns about his leadership including an accusation he illegally directed employees to run an improper background check.
Jean Carlo Medina-Correa of Manchester was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to first-degree assault and felony reckless conduct in a road rage incident on July 16, 2022 at about 8:25 p.m.
The stalking trial against ex-Lebanon Police Lt. Richard Smolenski is delayed as the judge tries to sort out revelations that Grafton County investigated the accuser based on information from Smolenski.