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Former Spaulding employee indicted on charges of assault, drug possession May 06, 2021CONCORD Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Thomas John Ball Poirier (age 39) of Tilton has been indicted by the New Hampshire Multicounty Grand Jury on charges of First Degree Assault on a person under 13 years of age, Second Degree Assault, Reckless Conduct, Obtaining a Controlled Drug by Deceit, and Possession of a Controlled Drug. Mr. Poirier was formerly employed at Spaulding Academy and Family Services in Northfield. The charges allege that between Dec. 15 and 22 of last year, Mr. Poirier stole Methylphenidate, commonly known under the brand name Ritalin, which had been prescribed to Spaulding s residents, some of whom were children under the age of 13. The charges further allege that Mr. Poirier replaced the stolen medication with an unknown substance, and that, in doing so, he caused serious bodily harm to two children residing at Spaulding Academy and Family Servic ....
CONCORD Former Frank s Taxi employee David Hackney pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday in connection with Medicaid fraud charges that were brought against four people associated with the Somersworth business. New Hampshire Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young said Hackney, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make false claims and conspiracy to commit theft by deception in connection with fraudulent claims for non-emergency medical transportation services provided by Frank’s Taxi. Prosecutors have said Hackney was engaged in a conspiracy with other Frank’s Taxi employees, collecting more than $20,000 in fraudulent Medicaid claims paid to Frank’s Taxi for transportation services that were never provided, between June 2, 2015, and April 30, 2016. Hackney pleaded guilty to conspiring with Edward Donnell IV, age 39, Liudmila Bulatova, 37, and Angelica Soule, 33. All four were indicted in 2019. ....