Does Maggie Goodlander not realize that US Attorney Erin Creegan and some of the federal prosecutors in her office have a conflict of interest regarding the Youth Detention Center?
Erin Creegan was Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald’s legal counsel, arguing that he shouldn’t have to provide testimony under oath in the pending criminal trial of his associate, Barbara Hantz-Marconi.
Gordon MacDonald was the Attorney General who dismissed David Meehan & 35 Jane & John Does’ class action against the state for YDC abuse. His argument? “Victim negligence”. His deputy, Geoffrey Ward (who deleted 28+ corrupt police officer files), is one of the federal prosecutors under Erin Creegan.
David Vicinanzo, the lead attorney with the 1300 lawsuits against the State for YDC abuse, has a son who is another of the federal prosecutors: Matthew Vicinanzo.
Then there is another federal prosecutor who used to be U.S. Attorney when the David Meehan and Jane & John Does’ class action was filed and rejected: Scott Murray. Laughably, he only listed one trial on his U.S. Attorney bio from his 8 years as Merrimack County Attorney: State v Owen Labrie, which he called “a victory for victims’ rights”.
Victims’ rights don’t matter when it comes to YDC.
Here is the proof: The same non-profit that claimed a victory in State v Owen Labrie is the non-profit that appears on the YDC site as the sole resource for abuse at YDC- the NHCADSV. Its attorney, David Vicinanzo, is the lead counsel suing the state for abuse his client could have and should have prevented with the $4.7-$7 million per year the NHCADSV gets from DCYF to prevent domestic and sexual violence within the system.
It is highly unlikely that the New Hampshire U.S. Attorney’s office could conduct an unbiased and independent investigation given these conflicts.
The State can’t give $38 million to David Meehan without setting a precedent that could lead to the State going bankrupt.
The fact that a single case against YDC has received a payout before the primary and original claimant’s case is settled shows just how far away the NHBAR, AGS office, and Judiciary are from normal ethics standards. These require that an attorney not take on a client whose interests could interfere with the interests of an existing client.
The lawyers relied on David Meehan’s claims to get AG Formella to endorse the $100 million settlement fund. They then used that to go shopping for clients, settling claims for these clients before the interests of their original client and before criminal trials of the employees they arrested. It was backward, to put it mildly.
David Meehan’s settlement money is in the balance with a highly compromised Supreme Court, whose leader, Gordon MacDonald, was disqualified from hearing any YDC case in December 2024. He was only disqualified after I wrote in about his conflicts of interest and the fact that he was still named on one Nixon Peabody (David Vicinanzo’s law firm and his own previous employer) account well into his term as Chief Justice. The Secretary of State has since removed the company that listed Gordon MacDonald as an agent at Nixon Peabody while simultaneously serving as Chief Justice. It was managed by Gordon Humphrey, a referee on Gordon MacDonald’s application for the Supreme Court.
We have now been told that Gordon MacDonald is experiencing a medical emergency requiring a leave of absence, effective immediately.
Maggie Goodlander is running for re-election.
Of course, she waited until the 11th hour of her first term to performatively write Erin Creegan for an investigation into YDC.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la mème chose.
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