fraud
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10th Circuit upholds $20M award to Fort Collins after jury found vendor acted fraudulently
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The Denver-based federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a jury’s verdict finding a technology vendor made false representations to Fort Collins when attempting to secure a contract, for which the company must pay nearly $20 million. After Fort Collins voters approved the creation of municipal broadband in 2017, the city sought a provider to develop a…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his medical practice headquartered in Colorado Springs. Francis Joseph, the founder of Springs Medical Associates, argued prosecutors failed to prove he…
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10th Circuit finds trial judge erred in sentencing duo who fraudulently sold body parts
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A trial judge incorrectly calculated the sentences of a mother and daughter who pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining and selling body parts as part of an eight-year scheme, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Megan Hess operated Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, catering to customers seeking cremation as well as medical-research…
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Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty
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NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing. A New York appellate court…
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Court agrees to block collection of Trump’s massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
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NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment – if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If he does, it will stop the clock on collection and prevent the state from seizing the…
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Colorado launches mediation program for consumers, businesses
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Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the creation of a new consumer complaint referral program that seeks to resolve issues between consumers and businesses through informal negotiations. Weiser’s office said the Consumer Mediation Program stemmed out of a one-year pilot program developed by student interns and recent graduate fellows that has so far resolved 65 disputes…
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Judge throws out lawsuit from alleged ‘sovereign citizen’ facing prosecution in Eagle County
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A federal judge has dismissed an Eagle County woman’s complaint against the law enforcement officials who are prosecuting her for numerous charges of forgery, cybercrime and sending fake tax documents to judges. Although Adrienne Avril Perer called it a “false assumption” that she was an adherent of the anti-government “sovereign citizen” movement, she nevertheless sued…
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Court upholds $187,000 sanction against lawyers who claimed election rigging by Dominion, Facebook
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The federal appeals court based in Denver upheld a sanction of nearly $187,000 against two attorneys who pursued unproven claims that Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook and multiple officials in swing states violated the rights of all American voters during the 2020 presidential election. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit previously agreed the…
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State Supreme Court to examine foreclosure timeline, narrowly turns down DUI appeals
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The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s ruling that banks and mortgage lenders argue gives an improper incentive to rapidly foreclose on certain homeowners. On Monday, the justices announced they will hear the case of U.S. Bank National Association v. Silvernagel, which centers on Colorado’s six-year statute of limitations for lenders to foreclose…
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Arapahoe County child protective caseworker made advances toward parents she was investigating for abuse: Lawsuit
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Robin Niceta, the former Arapahoe County child protective worker charged criminally with falsely reporting that a critic of the former Aurora police chief sexually abused her son, made sexual advances toward parents and caretakers while investigating them for spurious child abuse allegations, a lawsuit filed on Wednesday states. The lawsuit alleges Niceta also sought to…
