Concord Man, Who Worked At Allenstown Special Education School, Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation Charge

CONCORD, NH — The following information was released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office recently.

A man from Concord pleaded guilty to child exploitation last week, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Casey Murphy, 33, exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a boy, 14, in California, during a three-month period in 2025. He also shared nude images of himself and child sexual abuse material with the boy. In exchange, Murphy asked the boy to send him nude photos and videos of himself, which Murphy then shared with a person in Pennsylvania.

Murphy faces 15 to 30 years in prison.

Concord police investigated the incident along with Homeland Security Investigations.

Read more about this case here: Concord Man, Facing State Child Sex Abuse Images Charges, Indicted On Federal Exploitation Count: Follow-Up

A man from Nashua pleaded guilty to unarmed bank robbery on Oct. 16.

Mario Monserrate Morgan, 41, robbed the Citizens Bank on Main Street in Nashua on June 9. He entered the bank with a backpack, approached a teller, and told the teller, “Put the money in the bag and don’t press any buttons.” The teller put $645 in the backpack and Morgan left the bank. Nashua police quickly arrested him about 10 minutes after the robbery.

Morgan is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2027. He faces 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Read more about this case here: Police In Nashua Quickly Capture Citizens Bank Robbery Suspect

Mario Monserrate Morgan robbing Citizens Bank in Nashua in June 2026. Credit: The U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A man from Tuftonboro was indicted earlier this month on intent-to-distribute drug charges.

Justin Trudeau, 27, was indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of intent to distribute 100 grams or more of fentanyl analogue and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, up to life, and up to a $10 million fine.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the investigation, with valuable assistance from the Hillsborough County Street Crimes Task Force.

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A man from Kingston was indicted recently, accused of threatening an employee of the Social Security Administration.

Kenton Juilano, 45, was indicted on Oct. 7 on a charge of seeking to influence a federal official by threat. According to the indictment, on June 26, Juliano threatened an employee of the Social Security Administration “with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the employee while engaged in the performance of official duties and with intent to retaliate against such employee on account of the performance of official duties.”

Juliano faces up to six years in prison.

A man from Vermont was indicted in late September on a single count of distribution of child sexual abuse material.

The case against Alexander Henry, 20, was brought as part of the Project Safe Childhood initiative. He faces between five and 20 years in prison if found guilty. Along with Homeland Security Investigations and the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Newport police were also involved with the case.

Matthew Schnell, 45, of Bellingham, Massachusetts, was sentenced on Sept. 9 to 71 months in prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking large amounts of meth.

Schnell pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. In Fall 2022, he obtained meth from suppliers and then provided the drug to Thomas Conway to be distributed in New Hampshire, according to U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan.

“This defendant helped run a major operation trafficking dangerous drugs out of central New Hampshire and will now be held accountable,” she said. “Due to strong partnership with our state and local law enforcement counterparts, we were able to take down this methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Our office will continue to pursue those who bring harm and destructive addiction to our communities.”

Along with the FBI and New Hampshire State Police, officers in Concord, Franklin, and New Hampton assisted.

A man from Chichester was indicted for operating a $25 million Hawala, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.

Ramzi Al-Shawafi, 47, was accused of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. For several years, he worked with individuals in Yemen to coordinate money between that country and the United States, according to the indictment.

“A hawala is a type of informal money transfer system that uses a network of agents to transfer money across international borders without using the banking system, typically to circumvent banking laws and regulations,” according to the Department. :Al-Shawafi operated dozens of bank accounts across many financial institutions over the last few years. The bank accounts were in the names of businesses he directly or indirectly controlled, including but not limited to Razl Trading, RA Broker, and several convenience stores. Al-Shawafi used these accounts to move over $25 million to Yemen.”

Al-Shawafi faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

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