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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that on July 21, 2023, the Strafford County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Nicole Ferry, age 24, of Strafford, with one class A felony count of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and 14 class B felony counts of forgery.
A federal judge ruled against former Salem Police Officer Stephen DiChiara, who sued the town after he says officials sent his medical records to the New Hampshire Attorney General in a failed attempt to land him in legal trouble.
The New Hampshire Secretary of State, Bureau of Securities Regulation, has submitted a staff petition and has been granted an Order for Relief against former investment adviser Thomas M. Chadwick of Chadwick & D’Amato, LLC. The Order alleges Chadwick committed investment adviser fraud that resulted in $11,108,725.09 in client losses.
The Attorney General’s Office and local police are investigating a complaint by the owners of Wm. Poole Confections that they were attacked Monday night by a group of juveniles who also tried a week earlier to break into their residence above the chocolate shop.
On Sunday, July 23, 2023, at approximately 1:33 p.m., Troopers from the New Hampshire State Police Troop D barracks were notified of a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 93 South located in the town of Sanbornton, in the area of mile marker 62.4.
An inmate at FCI Berlin was indicted in connection with his possession of a homemade weapon within the prison, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
The lawyer for Richard Smolenski, the disgraced former Lebanon Police Lieutenant facing trial for stalking his ex-girlfriend, wants the case dismissed arguing nonviolent anonymous threats are protected speech under the First Amendment.
Dale G. Stewart, Jr., 54, was indicted on three counts of possessing an unregistered firearm, specifically a destructive device. Stewart made an initial appearance in federal court on May 3, 2023, and is detained.
CONCORD – A Barrington man was sentenced in federal court for defrauding the church where he worked, Journey Baptist Church in Barrington, out of approximately $130,000, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.