Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces the indictment of Jordon M. Dunne, (age 27), of Warner, in both Sullivan and Grafton Counties for felony counts of theft by deception and attempted theft by deception.

On June 16, 2023, the Grafton County Grand Jury returned indictments for two class A felony charges of attempted theft by deception. The indictments allege that between January 1, 2020 and January 31, 2020, Mr. Dunne attempted to obtain funds in excess of $1,500 by falsely representing that he was a New Hampshire licensed asbestos abatement professional and that building samples obtained from a Lebanon business were sent to a lab and tested positive for asbestos.

On June 20, 2023, the Sullivan County Grand Jury returned indictments for two class A felony charges of theft by deception. The indictments allege that between June 22, 2022 and July 31, 2022, Mr. Dunne obtained funds in excess of $1,500 by falsely representing that he was a New Hampshire licensed asbestos abatement professional and that building samples obtained from a Claremont residence were sent to a lab and tested positive for asbestos. Mr. Dunne was also charged in Sullivan County with two Class A misdemeanor charges for unfair and deceptive business practices in violation of the New Hampshire Consumer Protection Act and one class A misdemeanor charge of theft by deception related to the same transactions.

If convicted, Mr. Dunne faces up to 7½ - 15 years in the New Hampshire State Prison and a $4,000 fine on each felony charge and 12 months in the county house of corrections and a $2,000 fine on each misdemeanor charge. Mr. Dunne is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges in the Grafton County Superior Court on July 17, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. and in the Sullivan County Superior Court on August 2, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

The charges and allegations are accusations, and Mr. Dunne is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

This case was investigated by Department of Environmental Services – Air Resources Division and Investigator Fredrick Lulka of the Consumer Protection Bureau. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Melissa Fales of the Environmental Protection Bureau and Assistant Attorney General Mary Stewart of the Consumer Protection Bureau.