US EditionNew Hampshire Supreme Court justice takes plea deal after accusations of influencing husband’s probe
Justice Hantz Marconi pleaded no contest to criminal solicitation, paying a $1,200 fine, ending felony charges linked to attempts to influence an investigation into her husband.
- On Tuesday, New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will plead no contest to a single Class B misdemeanor and pay a $1,200 fine, with sentencing at 3 p.m. before Judge Martin P. Honigberg in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H.
- Allegations center on contacts with Chris Sununu, former Governor, as prosecutors say she solicited him to intervene in the attorney general's investigation into her husband, Geno Marconi, who faces charges for deleting voicemails and sharing confidential records.
- Originally indicted, Hantz Marconi faced two Class B felony counts and five Class A misdemeanors before prosecutors and defense attorneys reached a fully negotiated agreement.
- The New Hampshire Supreme Court has lifted her leave, with the Judicial Conduct Committee and New Hampshire Bar Association reviewing her status while attention shifts to Geno Marconi’s trial next year.
- The episode raises questions about the judiciary and public trust, as Attorney General John Formella said `This is a sad and unfortunate case that reflects a serious breach of the public trust`.
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New Hampshire Supreme Court justice takes plea deal after accusations of influencing husband's probe
Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi of New Hampshire’s Supreme Court has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after facing charges related to interfering with a criminal investigation into her husband.
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