A state superior court judge has disqualified a state prosecutor and financial expert from the Attorney General’s office’s fraud case against Concord Casino Andy Sanborn, after finding the office committed “gross negligence” during its investigation.
Sanborn’s lawyers had argued the state had conducted a search of the casino without a process in place to identify and protect private legal materials.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge John Kissinger said the state failed to ensure that private legal communications between Sanborn and his attorneys were kept from the criminal prosecution team.
The state’s actions, Kissinger said in an order released Wednesday, “demonstrates a complete lack of respect for (Sanborn’s) attorney-client privilege and work product protections.”
