Concord Casino Owner, Former State Senator Faces $250,000 Misuse Of CARES Act Funds Charge: Follow-Up

CONCORD, NH — The owner of the Draft sports bar and grill on South Main Street in Concord has been charged with theft of government funds by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Anthony “Andy” M. Sanborn, 62, of Eagle Drive in Bedford, has been charged with a single felony count, with investigators alleging he misused more than $250,000 in CARES Act Funds.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Sanborn, while owning and operating Win, Win, Win, LLC, (the Concord Casino), applied for $844,000 in economic injury disaster loan funding from the Small Business Administration. When applying for the loans, he certified he would use the proceeds solely as working capital for Win, Win, Win, LLC.

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“However,” U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan said in a statement, “Sanborn misused $255,232.72 of the funds on personal expenditures. For example, on January 18, 2022, Sanborn used $48,750 of EIDL funds to purchase a 2006 Porsche Cayman.”

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This action is part of the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, she said.

Sanborn faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.

A plea hearing will be scheduled by a federal district court judge.

Sanborn did not return an email seeking comment.

The Sanborns had been running the Concord Casino since 2018 and sought plans to expand with a luxury restaurant and hotel on an unused parcel on Break O’Day Drive, near the intersection of Interstate 393, Route 106, and Loudon Road, on the east side of the city. The lot was previously a homeless camp. Opponents of the project filed a civil lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court, challenging the city's approval of the casino permit.

The announcement of the new charge was three hours after a status hearing in Merrimack County Superior Court involving Win, Win, Win, LLC, which faces theft by deception and theft by unauthorized taking charges. After the hearing, pretrial and jury selection hearings scheduled for June were canceled. A new final pretrial hearing was booked for Aug. 21, with jury selection to begin on Sept. 22 and Feb. 2, 2027. An eight-day jury trial has been slated for Feb. 3, 2027.

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