Man seeks restitution from ex-wife in fraud case
By BEA LEWIS blewis@citizen.com | Posted: Monday, November 21, 2011 6:00 amLACONIA — A New Hampton man says he feels victimized by his ex-wife as well as the justice system.
David Prutzanni, 56, of 714 Straights Rd., New Hampton, claims in documents on file at the Belknap County Superior Court in Laconia that his now-ex-wife fraudulently signed his name to numerous checks, stealing $86,000 from a home equity line of credit and an additional $14,000 in cash from his personal checking account. He alleges she used the bulk of the money to buy drugs.
Prutzanni’s ex-wife, JeanMarie Leonard, 52, of Laconia, was indicted in April on a Class B felony charge of forgery. The state charged that, in October 2005, she executed a written home equity line of credit agreement, disclosure statement and note by signing Prutzanni’s signature without his authorization and that her intent was to defraud.
