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11/25/12, "Newly elected Nashua representative Laughton a convicted felon," Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph
"In addition to the conspiracy to commit
fraud charges, Laughton was charged with slashing the tires of a
neighbor’s car in 2006. The same year, Laughton reportedly admitted that
she faked illness to gain an ambulance ride for herself and her now
ex-wife, Lisa Laughton, also a Gate City selectman, from Weirs Beach
back toward their home.
Laughton moved to Laconia from Nashua,
where she was raised, in 2003. She ran for public office, under the name
Barry Charles Jr., multiple times while living in the city, including
runs for the City Council, School Board and a state representative seat.
Laughton’s felony conviction stems from a
2007 incident, the Laconia Daily Sun reported Saturday, when Laughton
and her ex-wife reportedly opened a credit card in a former neighbor’s
name, using it to purchase electronics and pay bills.
Laughton was indicted on one felony count
of conspiracy to commit fraudulent use of a credit card; one count of
conspiracy to commit identity fraud; and one count of falsifying
physical evidence, for disposing two computers, two cellphones and a
printer after learning of the police investigation.
On July 29, 2008, she pleaded guilty to
the three charges and after receiving suspended sentences, served about
four months in the Belknap County House of Corrections, according to the
Laconia Daily Sun.
She remained on probation until Nov. 22,
2010, and was ordered to pay $1,991 in restitution, which she is still
paying, the newspaper reported.
Nashua Democratic City Committee Chairman
David Tencza said he had not heard about Laughton’s felony conviction
until the news came out on Saturday. He said he expects no one else in
the local political scene did either."...via Lucianne
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