Greater Nashua
Spofford faces four-count indictment in NHPR case
For three years, Eric Spofford, former CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, was able to avoid prosecution in the case involving an aggressive retaliation campaign against New Hampshire Public Radio. His luck ran out on May 30 when federal law enforcement officials took him into custody after his private jet landed at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Spofford, 40, of Salem and Miami, Fla., had been at the helm of Granite Recovery Centers since 2008. In the years that followed, he was praised by then-Gov. Chris Sununu and then-Vice President Mike Pence as a prominent leader in New Hampshire’s fight against the opioid epidemic. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, in March 2022, NHPR reporter Lauren Chooljian published a story detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against Spofford. After learning of Chooljian’s story, Spofford quickly became enraged and ...
