Former lawmaker pleads guilty to equity-skimming charge

A former Standish legislator faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty in a Portland court to charges of equity-skimming on multi-family residential properties in Topsham.
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, John P. Kacavas, announced Wednesday that 38-year-old Adam Mack of Standish could also owe a fine of up to $250,000 for misapplying subsidized mortgage loans he received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural De ...