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December 2011

December 22, 2011

Manchester Man Sentenced To 35 Years For String Of Shotgun Robberies - CONCORD, N.H. – James C. Karahalios, Jr., 31, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 35 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for his involvement in a string of violent armed robberies....

December 8, 2011

Former Red River President is Sentenced to Federal Prison - CONCORD – Breck A. Taylor, 55, of Lyme, New Hampshire was sentenced in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to three years in federal prison and one year of supervised release as a consequence of his guilty pleas to wire fraud and conversion of government funds,....

December 19, 2011

Four Romanian Nationals Charged With Allegedly Participating In Multimillion Dollar Scheme To Hack Into And Steal Credit Card Data From U.S. Merchants - WASHINGTON – Four Romanian nationals were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday in federal court for their alleged participation in an international multimillion dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ “point of sale” computer systems,....

November 2011

November 4, 2011

Berlin Woman Sentenced To 46 Months For Mail Fraud - CONCORD, NH - Joan R. Laplante, a 66-year-old resident of Berlin, New Hampshire, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison.....

November 1, 2011

U.S. Attorney’s Office Enters into Consent Decree with Cheshire Medical Center, Keene Health Alliance and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic d/b/a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene to Resolve ADA Complaint - CONCORD, NH – Cheshire Medical Center, Keene Health Alliance, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic d/b/a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene or CMC/DHK) have entered into a consent decree to resolve allegations....

October 2011

October 25, 2011

Nashua Man Pleads Guilty To Social Security Fraud - CONCORD, N.H. – Peter LaFlamme, 56, pled guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to social security fraud....

October 24, 2011

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty In Credit Card Scam - CONCORD, N.H. – Mark Pate, 46, of Dorchester, Massachusetts pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to credit card fraud and identity theft...

October 21, 2011

Allenstown Man Sentenced To 36 Months For Mail Fraud - Daniel J. Rinaldi, 39, of Allenstown, New Hampshire was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 36 months in prison for mail fraud, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

October 21, 2011

Allenstown Man Sentenced To 36 Months For Mail Fraud - Daniel J. Rinaldi, 39, of Allenstown, New Hampshire was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 36 months in prison for mail fraud, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

October 20, 2011

Seabrook New Hampshire Woman Sentenced For Conspiring To Smuggle Drugs Into Rockingham County Jail - Lynette Maryea, 31, of Seabrook was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 66 months in prison and three years of supervised release following her conviction for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and unlawful distribution of controlled drugs into the Rockingham County House of Corrections...

October 18, 2011

Queen City Developer To Go To Federal Prison For Real Estate Scam - CONCORD, N.H. –Christian W. Silvestri, 38, of Londonderry, New Hampshire was sentenced In United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to eighteen months in federal prison for defrauding investors in a residential real estate development project...

October 13, 2011

Former Milton Man Charged With Federal Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses - CONCORD, N.H.: – John Allen Wright, 45, of Milton, New Hampshire, has been indicted in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on federal child sexual exploitation offenses.  On October 5, 2011, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Wright with producing and possessing images of child pornography, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

September2011

September 26, 2011

Former Pension Plan Trustee Indicted For Embezzlement And Falsifying Annual Reports - CONCORD, N.H. – Bernard R. Mullan, 70, of Leominster, Massachusetts has been charged in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire with embezzling over $250,000 from a New Hampshire company's pension plan and with falsifying annual reports filed with the United States Department of Labor, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas...

September 21, 2011

Three Men Plead Guilty To Shotgun Robbery Charges - CONCORD, N.H. – James C. Karahalios, Jr., 30, his brother Matthew Karahalios, 26, both of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Patrick Chasse, 21, of Hooksett, New Hampshire, have pled guilty to federal charges as a consequence of their involvement in six (6) separate armed robberies committed in the Manchester area from September 23,2010, through November 14, 2010, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

September 8, 2011

Former Red River President Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Conversion of Federal Funds - CONCORD, NH – Breck A. Taylor, 54, pled guilty today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to two counts of wire fraud, one count of attempted wire fraud, and one count of conversion of federal funds, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

September 7, 2011

Franklin Man Sentenced For Manufacturing Methamphetamine - CONCORD, NH-Jeremy Clough, 33, of Franklin was sentenced today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

August 2011

August 23, 2011

Rochester, New Hampshire Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone And Cocaine - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE- - Anthony Scott, 24, of Rochester was sentenced today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 97 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty on May 23, 2011 to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and unlawful distribution of oxycodone and cocaine, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

August 3, 2011

Littleton Man Pleads Guilty To Engaging In Illegal Sexual Activity - CONCORD, N.H. – Richard White, 48, of Littleton, New Hampshire, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to traveling in interstate commerce with the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual activity, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

July 2011

July 26, 2011

Nashua Woman Convicted Of Cocaine And Crack Distribution - CONCORD, N.H. – Kathy Vazquez, 30, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was convicted by a jury in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, of engaging in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base ("crack"), distribution of cocaine base ("crack"), and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

July 25, 2011

Former Hooksett Woman Sentenced For Illegally Importing "Brazilian Diet Pills" - CONCORD, N.H. – Elisane Garcia, 32, formerly of Hooksett, New Hampshire, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to approximately ten (10) months (time served) and 2 years of supervised release for illegally importing "Brazilian diet pills" into the United States, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas....

July 11, 2011

New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Robberies - CONCORD -- Christian Ironfield, 35, pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to robbing the TD Bank in Concord on November 21, 2010, and to robbing the TD Bank in Nashua on November 23, 2010, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas...

June 23, 2011

Former Massachusetts Resident Sentenced for Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft - CONCORD, N.H. – Christopher Rabbia, also known as Christopher Mirabella, was sentenced today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 48 months in prison, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. ...

June 21, 2011

Former Amherst Pediatrician Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to DEA -CONCORD, N.H. – James A. Canfield, who formerly practiced medicine as a pediatrician in Amherst, New Hampshire, pled guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to making materially false statements to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

June 15, 2011

New York Resident Pleads Guilty To Fish & Wildlife Violations- CONCORD, N.H. – Ronald Martel of Whitehall, New York, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act

June 15, 2011

Queen City Drug Dealers Sentenced- CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Raul (a/k/a "Rudy") Posadas and Luis Alberto Reyes ("a/k/a "Enano"), two key members of a Manchester drug ring

June 14, 2011

Somersworth Man Sentenced To Twenty Years In Federal Prison For Child Sexual Exploitation And Child Pornography Offenses - CONCORD, N.H. –Scott Wilson, 41, formerly of Somersworth, was sentenced in United States District Court to 20 years in federal prison for transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the purpose of having the child engage in illegal sexual conduct and possession of child pornography

June 3, 2011

Five People Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Posses With The Intent To Distribute And To Unlawful Distribution of Marijuana- Concord, New Hampshire - Jennifer Bohan, 24 and Dale Daigle, 26, both of Newington, New Hampshire, Kevin Ball, 28, of Portsmouth, Cesar Chanlatte, 40, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Gary Woodward, 28, of Halifax, Massachusetts have pled guilty

May 2011

May 13, 2011

Walter Bressler Enters Guilty Plea In Mortgage Fraud / Equity Stripping Sceme - CONCORD, N.H. – Former Nashua resident Walter Bressler, 42, of Frisco, Texas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to operating a mortgage fraud and equity stripping scheme involving numerous New Hampshire properties...

May 12, 2011

Quincy, MA Man Sentenced To 51 Months In Federal Prison For Portsmouth Ford Burglaries - CONCORD, N.H. – Darren Barboza, 44, of Quincy, MA was sentenced yesterday in U. S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release on charges that he transported stolen property across state lines...

May 11, 2011

Leader Of Queen City Drug Ring Sentenced - CONCORD, NH - Angel Andino, 35, the leader of a drug distribution network in Manchester, N.H., was sentenced to more than fifteen years in federal prison on drug and firearms crimes and related infractions ...

May 4, 2011

Massachusetts Company Sentenced For Ammonia Discharge In Pembroke - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - American Refrigeration Company, Inc., (ARC) was sentenced in United States District Court for a criminal violation of the Clean Water Act ...

May 3, 2011

Former Middle School Teacher Sentenced To Federal Prison For Texting Obscene Matter To Students - CONCORD, N.H. – Richard Victorino, 33, of Manchester, NH, a former middle school teacher, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release ...

April 2011

April 4, 2011

Rochester, New Hampshire, Men Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Possess With The Intent To Distribute Oxycodone - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE- - Kyle Burby, 28, and Jeremiah Ready, 30, of Rochester, have pleaded guilty to a one count indictment charging them with conspiracy to unlawfully possess with the intent to distribute Oxycodone ...

April 1, 2011

Three Men Arrested For String Of Sawed-Off Shotgun Robberies - CONCORD, N.H. – United States Attorney John P. Kacavas announced that James C. Karahalios, Jr., age 30, Manchester, New Hampshire, Matthew Karahalios, age 26, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Patrick Chasse, age 21, Hooksett, New Hampshire, were arrested today ...

March 2011

March 16, 2011

Kittery Point Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Bank Robbery - CONCORD, N.H. – Christopher Hildreth, 23, of Kittery Point, Maine, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to committing the April 13, 2010 robberies ...

March 8, 2011

Methuen Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Oxycodone And Cocaine In The Queen City - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Luis Alberto Reyes, 36, formally of Methuen, Massachusetts pled guilty today to one count of distributing oxycodone, one count of possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute...

February 2011

February 10, 2011

Queen City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun And Drug Charges - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Angel Andino, of Manchester pleaded guilty in federal district court to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and cocaine and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon...

February 10, 2011

Queen City Man Pleads Guilty To Gun And Drug Charges - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Christopher Foley, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal district court to two counts of possessing oxycodone with the intent to distribute...

February 10, 2011

Nashua Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking - CONCORD, NH – Shawn Sandiford, of Nashua pled guilty today in United States District Court to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and the unlawful distribution of cocaine...

February 3, 2011

Seabrook Woman Convicted Of Smuggling Drugs Into Rockingham County Jail- CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE–Lynette Maryea, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and...

January 2011

January 20, 2011

South Berwick Man Sentenced To 30 Months For Bank Robbery
CONCORD, N.H. – Eric Nielsen, 20, of South Berwick, Maine, was sentenced to 30   months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to committing the April 12, 2010 robbery of the Citizens Bank in Rollinsford, New Hampshire...

January 19, 2011

Company Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charge Arising From Discharge Of Ammonia That Knocked Out Wastewater Treatment Plant - CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - American Refrigeration Company, Inc., (ARC) pled guilty to one criminal count of causing the Suncook (N.H.) Wastewater Treatment Facility (SWTF) to violate its own environmental permit by discharging ammonia down a sewer drain...

January 19, 2011

Somersworth Man Pleads Guilty To Child Sexual Exploitation
CONCORD, N.H. – Scott Wilson, 41, of Somersworth, pled guilty to transporting a minor through interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual conduct and to possession of child pornography

January 13, 2011

Newmarket Man Sentenced To Sixty Years In Federal Prison For Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
CONCORD, N.H. – Ronald Goergen, 47, of Newmarket was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas

January 04, 2011

Merrimack Man Pleads Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud
CONCORD, N.H. – Joseph Broady, also known as Joseph Brodie, 68, of Merrimack, pled
guilty in federal district court to bankruptcy fraud, announced United States Attorney John P.
Kacavas...

January 03, 2011

Queen City Developer Pleads Guilty In Real Estate Scam
CONCORD, N.H. –Christian W. Silvestri, 38, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas...

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