Former New Hampshire Judge Set to Plead Guilty in Fraud Case

CONCORD, NH - A former New Hampshire judge who wrote fake evaluations for himself is set to plead guilty for his crimes and be sentenced this week. According to the DOJ, Nashua District Judge Paul Moore is facing a felony complaint of attempting to defraud the New Hampshire judicial retirement plan.

In a statement from March, the New Hampshire Attorney General said the investigation into Moore was based on information received today from the New Hampshire Supreme Court which alleges that Judge Moore submitted a number of anonymous judicial evaluations of himself online, making it appear as though some other person had submitted the evaluations and without identifying himself as the individual submitting the evaluations.

On Friday, Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announced that Moore is scheduled to enter a plea of guilty and be sentenced on this charge on May 2, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in the Merrimack County Superior Court.

According to the DOJ, Moore committed the crime on Jan. 15 of this year with the goal of defrauding the New Hampshire judicial retirement plan.

Patch File Photo / Nashua District Judge Paul Moore