Author: Carol McKinley
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Denver strip clubs owner charged with bribing NY officials
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The adult entertainment company that owns some of the country’s most prominent strip clubs, including five in Colorado, has been charged with bribing a New York government official with free nightclub trips and private dances to avoid paying $8 million in sales taxes. The money was owed to New York City and the state of…
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Former Dominion employee testifies against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
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A former employee of Dominion Voting Systems told a federal jury in U.S. District Court what it was like to be unfairly accused of rigging the 2020 election for Joe Biden. “It upended my life and my career to this day, four and a half years later,” Eric Coomer testified Tuesday morning. Coomer was the…
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Potential jurors asked about political views, owning My Pillow products as defamation trial begins
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Did My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell intentionally defame a Dominion Voting Systems employee with public claims that he rigged the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden? Or is Lindell being unfairly targeted by Eric Coomer, a man he says he didn’t even know? Jury selection marked the first day of the former Trump…
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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell defamation trial starts in Denver
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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has decided to take the stand in his own defense in what the staunch MAGA supporter has coined “the trial of the century.” The trial starts Monday morning with jury selection at Denver’s Alfred A. Araj United States Courthouse. Opening statements are expected to be 30 minutes long and will…
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Jeanette Vizguerra case on pause while federal judge awaits new First Amendment claim
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A federal judge on Friday heard that the lawyers for prominent Denver immigration advocate Jeanette Vizguerra anticipate amending their petition for her release by adding a claim that officials detained her in retaliation for First Amendment-protected activity. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang was originally scheduled to hear arguments from Vizguerra’s attorneys and the…
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Deportation imminent for decorated Army soldier with felony conviction
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Jose Barco was given half an hour to gather his things. After nearly five weeks in a U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Pearsall, Texas, the decorated Iraq War veteran began the journey of deportation to who-knows-where. All that the guards could tell him was that he was leaving the holding facility with…
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Undocumented immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra’s deportation case headed to court
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The future of Colorado’s most well-known undocumented immigrant may be decided in a courtroom as her attorneys square off with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyers over whether or not strict final deportation orders are still in effect for her. Though Jeanette Vizguerra’s official deportation date is unknown, immigration advocates said they believe that a…
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Denver immigration activist under deportation order detained by ICE, daughters say
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As security guards at the Aurora U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility slid an iron gate to let buses and employees into a parking lot Tuesday, immigration attorneys filed motions to find relief for a high profile immigration activist detained inside. Jeanette Vizguerra, who faces a deportation order from the court, was apprehended by…
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Widow of murdered Denver officer fights to keep illegal immigrant killer in jail
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Kelly Young has not been able to sleep since she received an email from the Colorado Department of Corrections informing her that her husband’s killer was applying for an early release from prison. Donald “Donnie” Young, a 12-year veteran of the Denver Police Department, was murdered on Mother’s Day weekend 2005 by an illegal immigrant…
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Fired Colorado workers speak out, as VA secretary vows to deliver more efficient service
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Ryan Bevard was in the field getting one veteran off the streets and another from surfing his parents’ couch when the termination email hit his server. He did not know the name of the person who fired him on the spot without, he said, so much as a “thank you for your service.” What he…
