CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA (BrokeFish Poker) — Former New Hampshire State Senator Anthony “Andy” M. Sanborn of Bedford, N.H. was arrested earlier today for theft by deception. Mr. Sanborn, the owner of Win Win Win, LLC which operates the now closed Concord Casino in Concord, New Hampshire is accused of misrepresenting the gross receipts of the business by approximately $1 million in order to receive over $188,000 more in grant money from New Hampshire’s “Main Street Relief Fund” that was established during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella indicated alleged that “In their grant application, Win Win Win and Andy Sanborn distorted the casino’s gross receipts and this falsification resulted in Win Win Win and Andy Sanborn receiving $188,474.33 more in grant monies than the amount to which they were due under the grant formula.”
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| Anthony M. Sanborn, former New Hampshire State Senator and owner of Concord Casino |
Theft by deception is a Class A felony in New Hampshire which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.
Mr. Sanborn has been in a legal battle over the licensure and sale of Concord Casino after the New Hampshire Lottery Commission declared him unsuitable to hold a charitable gaming license. That determination led to the closure of Concord Casino, effectively putting dealers and other staff out of work. Concord Casino’s closure also resulted in the elimination entirely of licensed live cash poker and tournament poker in the City of Concord.
According to a report from The New Hampshire Bulletin, Zachary Hafer and Adam Katz, attorneys for Mr. Sanborn, allege that the Attorney General is attempting to sabotage Mr. Sanborn’s attempt to sell Concord Casino. “In an eleventh hour attempt to sabotage a sale of Win Win Win, the same AG who has been enjoined repeatedly for violations of Mr. Sanborn’s constitutional rights by three New Hampshire superior court judges, who has had his legal positions soundly rejected time and again by administrative law judges (overseeing the licensing case), and whose office is currently facing potential sanctions for prosecutorial misconduct, has now arrested Mr. Sanborn on the eve of a sale to a qualified buyer. We are disappointed, but not surprised. And we remain confident that the New Hampshire judiciary will continue to do justice and hold the AG accountable,” wrote Mr. Hafer and Mr. Katz in a statement to The New Hampshire Bulletin.
Mr. Hafer and Mr. Katz’s allegation prosecutorial misconduct regards documents seized during the execution of a search warrant. The attorneys allege that notes about legal strategy and other items protected by attorney/client privilege were improperly turned over to investigators.
While the Attorney General noted that “the charges for these arrests are only allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty,” it was also stated that a criminal investigation remains active and ongoing. For Mr. Sanborn, this means his legal woes may not be over as additional charges could be filed by State and/or Federal prosecutors in the future.
--Matt Soleyn, Senior News Editor, BrokeFish Poker
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