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WMUR’S MIKE CRONIN IS LIVE WITH MORE. MIKE: SHE SAYS SHE WANTED TO FIGHT THE ALLEGATIONS TO THE VERY END, BUT AGREED TO THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T THINK SHE WOULD GET A FAIR TRIAL. PRISCILLA PROTASOWICKI IS ACCUSED OF SHOVING A COUPLE SHE THOUGHT WERE MUSLIM AFTER GETTING INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH THEM OVER A REFUND. IT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER AT HER FAMILY RUN BUSINESS, THE COVERED BRIDGE RIVERVIEW LODGE IN JACKSON. THE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE RESOLVES THE ALLEGATIONS THAT SHE USED FORCE TO REMOVE THE MASSACHUSETTS COUPLE BASED ON HER BELIEF THEY SHOULDN’T BE THERE BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGION AND PERCEIVED NATIONAL ORIGIN. BUT PRISCILLA SAYS INVESTIGATORS TRIED TO SLANDER HER AND MAKE HER LOOK BAD. >> I DID NOT ASSUME LIABILITY. I DID NOT ADMIT TO ANY GUILT AND I DID NOT SAY EVER THAT I DID ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> OUR GOAL GENERALLY IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS UNIT IS TO HAVE DEDICATED RESOURCES IN PLACE TO RESPOND TO, IDENTIFY AND INVESTIGATE BIAS AND HATE MOTIVATED INCIDENTS. MIKE: PRISCILLA WAS FINED $10,000, $7,500 OF THAT WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR A YEAR IF SHE COMPLIES WITH THE SETTLEMENT. SHE

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A New Hampshire inn manager has been ordered to pay a fine after reaching a settlement with investigators in a civil rights case, but she's not admitting guilt.Priscilla Protasowicki is accused of shoving a couple she thought were Muslim during an argument with them over a refund.The incident happened last year at the Covered Bridge Riverview Lodge in Jackson.Protasowicki is accused of using force to remove the Massachusetts couple based on her belief they shouldn't be there because of their religion and perceived national origin.She told WMUR she still completely denies the allegations, saying she only agreed to the settlement because she didn't think she would get a fair trial.She said investigators tried to slander her and says the business went bankrupt because of this situation.“If you're a Muslim, definitely you're welcome here. I have nothing against Muslims. I never had. These people did not even want to stay here,” Protasowicki said.“Our ultimate goal is to get to a place where these type of incidents don't happen. Deterrence is an important part of that and so with all cases we bring and resolve, we hope that they amplify that,” Elizabeth Lahey, of the Attorney General’s Office’s Civil Rights Unit, said.Protasowicki was fined $10,000, but $7,500 of that will be suspended for a year if she complies with the settlement.She will also pay an undisclosed amount of money to the couple.