New Hampshire

Customer support call leads to arrest in laptop theft

A call to Apple’s customer service department resulted in burglary charges against a New Hampshire man. Police made the arrest after the computer’s original owner, Mike Witonis of Dover, got an email from Apple thanking him for contacting customer support, WMUR reports. Witonis said he didn’t call Apple; the person…

Apr 9, 2014 5:05 PM CDT

Law firm is blank canvas for local painter in residence

Painter Melissa Miller was joking when she suggested to the president of Orr & Reno that the unfinished third floor of a new office for the long-established a Concord, N.H., law firm would be a great place for an artist’s studio. But Peter Burger took the idea seriously, and she…

Feb 3, 2014 5:30 PM CST

Former hospital lab tech gets 39 years for infecting patients with hepatitis C

A former contract hospital lab technician who spread his hepatitis C to dozens of patients through contaminated needles was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison by a federal judge in Concord, N.H. David Kwiatkowski, 34, pleaded guilty in August to tampering with a consumer product and obtaining controlled substances…

Dec 2, 2013 10:10 PM CST

County attorney is ordered off the job amid investigation

A New Hampshire county attorney has been ordered off the job and banned from the courthouse amid an investigation into a complaint about management and operations of his office. Rockingham County Attorney James Reams and Deputy Rockingham County Attorney Tom Reid were placed on paid leave, report Foster’s Daily Democrat,…

Nov 8, 2013 4:30 PM CST

Hospital tech takes plea in hep C case, may get 30 to 40 years

A traveling hospital lab technician accused of infecting 46 patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through injections with tainted needles has taken a plea that calls for him to spend decades in prison. David Kwiatkowski, 34, has agreed to plead guilty to 16 federal drug counts in New Hampshire…

Aug 14, 2013 10:10 PM CDT

Town sues ‘Robin Hood’ citizen group known for feeding parking meters, says it harasses workers

A New Hampshire town has sued a group of half-a-dozen citizens known as the Robin Hooders, contending that their harassment of parking enforcement officers could force the workers to quit if a court doesn’t grant relief. Although the group feeds parking meters on behalf of strangers, the Keene suit says…

May 14, 2013 9:40 PM CDT

Lawyer’s $236M verdict against ExxonMobil isn’t her first big win

The lead lawyer who obtained a $236 million verdict against ExxonMobil in a groundwater contamination case last week had another high-profile win in 2005 against Wal-Mart. Being a lawyer was a childhood dream for 44-year-old Jessica Grant, who used to play make-believe court in her bedroom when she was 11…

Apr 16, 2013 10:35 AM CDT

Taking 14-Year-Old to Canada for Child-Porn Filming Earns Lawyer a Minimum of 25 Years

Urged by a defense lawyer to consider whether a New Hampshire attorney decided only after crossing the border into Canada to make a pornographic film featuring a 14-year-old girl, thus negating a key element of the charged crime, a federal jury in Concord lost little time in reaching a guilty…

Jan 10, 2013 8:43 PM CST

Jailed Inmate Faces Charge After Prosecutors Say He Impersonated His Lawyer to Gain Phone Privileges

A defendant already jailed awaiting trial in a drug case is expected to face an additional identity theft charge after prosecutors say he impersonated his public defender in order to place a phone call to another inmate. John Bouraphael is accused of making a three-way call from the Rockingham County…

Jan 3, 2013 5:30 PM CST

Awaiting Child Porn Hearing in State Court, NH Lawyer Is Arrested by FBI Agents, Held Without Bail

Things went from bad to worse for Lisa Biron on Friday morning, as the New Hampshire lawyer was awaiting a probable cause hearing on possession of child pornography charges she faces in state court. FBI agents entered the courtroom in Manchester, told Biron to leave her belongings and took her…

Nov 19, 2012 8:12 PM CST

Hurricane Sandy Victim Is Son of New York Judge and New Hampshire Bar President

The story tells of a mother’s agony as she waited for her 24-year-old son to return home as Hurricane Sandy struck New York City on Monday. Marcia Sikowitz, a New York housing court judge, fell asleep without hearing from her son, Jake Vogelman, the Daily Beast reports. He had ventured…

Nov 1, 2012 2:36 PM CDT

NH Asks Judge for Broad Access to Hospital Patient Records, Seeking Full Info re Hepatitis Outbreak

In an ongoing effort to determine how many patients at a New Hampshire medical center may allegedly have been infected by a rogue medical technician with hepatitis C, an assistant state attorney general has asked a Merrimack Superior Court judge to order Exeter Hospital to provide broad access to patient…

Oct 19, 2012 4:35 PM CDT

New Hampshire AG Won’t Charge Ex-Prosecutor over Fantasy Football League

A former county prosecutor in New Hampshire won’t face charges over work emails discussing fantasy football. New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney issued a statement on Monday announcing his decision not to prosecute, report the Union Leader and the Eagle-Tribune. Ross McLeod resigned from his position as a Hillsborough County…

Oct 10, 2012 12:13 PM CDT

Top N.H. Court Says ‘Innocent Insured’ Includes Duped Law Firm Partner, Nixes Policy Recission

In the latest twist in an attorney misappropriation matter that has created trouble for a longtime law partner to the alleged wrongdoer, the New Hampshire Supreme Court says an insurance company that provided professional liability coverage to the duo’s law firm can’t rescind its policy based on incorrect information supplied…

Oct 1, 2012 4:00 PM CDT

Lawyer Fights Own Fee Dispute Simultaneously with PI Client’s Case, Earns Over $1.5M, Is Disbarred

A New Hampshire lawyer who fought hard for his own claimed $2 million fee at the same time he was seeking an $11 million settlement on behalf of a paralyzed personal injury client earned a fee of over $1.5 million. But Timothy O’Meara was also disbarred by the state supreme…

Sep 18, 2012 6:45 PM CDT