Former Exeter Attorney Indicted On Financial Exploitation Charges

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has announced that a former attorney has been indicted on financial exploitation charges, according to a press statement. Thomas U. Gage, 57, of Newfields, was indicted last week in Rockingham County Superior Court on five counts of financial exploitation of an elderly, disabled or impaired adult. He was previously a practicing attorney in Exeter – working in estate planning, family law, real estate law, according to posts online – but was disbarred in 2016, for “unrelated reasons,” according to Brandon H. Garod, and assistant attorney general elder abuse and exploitation unit.

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“The indictments allege that Gage, through the use of undue influence, acquired possession or control of five credit cards belonging to the alleged victim,” Garod stated. “The total amount of the alleged exploitation is $87,165. The timeframe of the exploitation spanned between January 2015 and January 2016.” (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Exeter NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

If you or someone you know has been the victim of elder abuse or exploitation, contact your local police department or the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services at 1-800-949-0470.