Effingham—April 16, 2025—The N.H. Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) will hold a disciplinary hearing to determine whether representatives of Ossipee Lake Camping Area performed unlicensed electrical work at the Effingham business in 2022 and 2023.
The hearing will be held on October 7 unless resolved by a settlement agreement before that date, according to the OPLC hearing notice.
The hearing announcement follows an investigation and recommendation by the N.H. Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau of the Office of the State Attorney General that stemmed from a whistleblower’s allegations made in October 2023.
Martin Casey, the campground’s former groundskeeper, alleged that he and other unlicensed individuals performed electrical work at the direction of the owners.
Casey, who lived at the campground for years, said he was instructed to install conduit and pull electric wires, connect campsites to electric meters, and “jump” wires to reach campsites from breaker boxes.
Casey said he was told an Eversource employee was signing off on the work knowing it was unlicensed.
The Leavitt Bay business, formerly known English’s Campground, was purchased in 2017 by Ossipee Lake Camping Area, LLC. The Carroll County Registry of Deeds lists the principals as Joseph Currier and Richard C. Bertone, Jr.
Debris from electrical work was illegally burned with construction materials on Leavitt Bay, according to whistleblower Martin Casey in one of the allegations he made against Ossipee Lake Camping Area.
The N.H. Secretary of State website lists Robert Klein of Woburn, MA., as the manager of that LLC, which is “not in good standing.” Klein did not respond to a request to comment for this story.
The Consumer Protection Bureau presented a report on its findings to the N.H. Electrician’s Board in January, and the Board issued the hearing notice on April 1. OPLC serves as the administrative arm of the Electrician’s Board.
Violations of the state’s licensure regulations can result fines of up to $10,000 for each offense, each violation being a separate offense.
A hearing is similar to a trial, according to the OPLC website. In this case, the Department of Justice attorney who led the investigation will serve as the Administrative Prosecutor, and an OPLC attorney will serve as the Presiding Officer, a role similar to that of a judge.
Casey also alleged that he and Robert Klein accepted untested soil from the near-by Meena LLC gas station construction site and spread it on the campground’s beach. He said he helped burn toxic materials on the shoreline and elsewhere on the property, and helped dump fill in the lake to improve the boat launch.
Klein conceded that he accepted the gas station fill but said he was told it was clean. He said it was used on the property but not on the beach. He called Casey a “disgruntled employee.”
Effingham’s Fire Chief investigated Casey’s allegations of illegal burning with a site visit that he documented with pictures. The Chief said he informed the owners that burning toxic material is illegal but did not file charges.
DES sent the business a letter last July in response to Casey’s allegations about beach sand replenishment and dumping fill in the lake. The agency said it could not find a permit for the work and asked the business to provide its permit or dispute the allegation within 20 days.
DES said the business did not respond. It said last week that the complaint remains open and it is planning a site visit.
Casey became the subject of substantial online harassment after he went public with his allegations, eventually moving out of the area for a time. He said he was a reluctant whistleblower but had a guilty conscience about his work.
In a public response to his critics, he posted “To those who feel I did wrong, you’re absolutely right.”
“I did exactly what I was told to do and I regret it.”