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CONCERNS OVER HOW CONLON IS HANDLING SOME CASES. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL GORDON MACDONALD NOTIFYING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHAEL CONLON BY LETTER THIS AFTERNOON OF THE CHANGES COMING TO CONLON’S OFFICE. THIS OFFICE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE, WAS ASSUMING THE CONTROL, DIRECTION, AND SUPERVISION OF ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. TIM: DAVID MARA, FORMER MANCHESTER POLICE CHIEF AND CURRENT DRUG CZAR FOR THE STATE , WILL BE NAMED AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TAKE OVER OPERATIONS AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. >> WE ARE TAKING STEPS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ARE PROTECTED THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. TIM: GOVERNOR SUNUNU GIVING HIS STAMP OF APPROVAL. >> HE IS GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB GETTING THE PLACE UNDER CONTROL. TIM: AS FOR CONLON, HE SAYS THE TROUBLES THAT PLAGUE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WERE INHERITED FROM PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS. >> EVERYBODY IS WORKING VERY HARD, AND UNREASONABLE WORKING ENVIRONMENT WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS WORKLOAD BASED ON, I WOULD SAY, THE NEGLECT OF LEADERSHIP AND DECISIONS MADE HISTORICALLY FOR THE OFFICE. TIM: HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO FIX THOSE ISSUES SINCE TAKING OFFICE EIGHT MONTHS AGO. >> I HAVE BEEN OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS OR RESOURCES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS WILLING TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT. TIM: MARA STILL NEEDS APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. NO TIMEFRAME RIGHT NOW AS TO WHEN THAT MAY BE VIEWED MEANTIME, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL JANE YOUNG WILL STAND IN FOR HIM STARTING MON

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The Hillsborough County attorney is no longer in charge of his own office after the New Hampshire attorney general stepped in Friday and appointed someone else to do the job.County Attorney Michael Conlon will remain in his position, but Attorney General Gordon MacDonald has taken control of his office after raising concerns over how Conlon is handling cases. Conlon was notified of the changes in a letter sent Friday."This office, the Attorney General's Office, was assuming the control, direction and supervision of all criminal prosecutions in Hillsborough County," MacDonald said.David Mara, a former Manchester police chief and current drug czar for the state, will be named an assistant attorney general and take over operations at the county attorney's office, MacDonald said. "We are taking the steps necessary to make sure that the people of Hillsborough County are protected through effective leadership at the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office," he said.Gov. Chris Sununu gave his stamp of approval. "He's the perfect guy for the job," Sununu said of Mara. "He's going to do a great job kind of getting the place under control."Conlon said the troubles that plague Hillsborough County were inherited from previous administrations. "You know, everybody's in here working very hard in an unreasonable working environment with an outrageous workload based on the neglect of leadership and budget decisions that have been made, historically, for this office," Conlon said.He said he has been working hard to fix those issues since taking office eight months ago. "I've been open to any suggestions or resources that the Attorney General's Office was willing to make available," he said.Mara's appointment still needs approval by the Executive Council. Until that happens, Deputy Attorney General Jane Young will take charge of the office starting Monday.