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FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS | Carver leads bill to tackle online sale of stolen products
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A Colorado Springs lawmaker is championing legislation that seeks to crack down on stolen and counterfeit products being anonymously sold through online marketplaces like eBay and Facebook. If enacted, House Bill 1099 would require some third-party sellers to provide identifying information to the online marketplace they’re using and to the person they’re selling to. The…
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Insurance companies are ‘victims’ under state restitution law, appeals court says
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The Court of Appeals agreed that insurance companies qualify as “victims” that are entitled to restitution under state law. A three-judge panel for the state’s second-highest court interpreted a change in the law from 2000 and concluded the legislature had not intended to erase insurers from receiving compensation for losses due to crime. The panel…
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SONDERMANN | The crime-induced winter of our discontent
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It was just another wintry, February weekend. With news of six separate shootings across the metro area, resulting in four deaths and an additional number seriously wounded. Welcome to Colorado in early 2022 and the winter of our discontent. This time, the downcast spirit has less to do with a virus or gas prices or…
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CEO of Denver nonprofit charged with felony charitable fraud, theft
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Prosecutors on Monday charged Travis Singhaus, CEO and founder of the Denver-based Impact Locally nonprofit, with felony fraud and theft, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Singhaus, 47, faces three counts of charitable fraud, one count of theft, one count of forgery and three counts of criminal impersonation after prosecutors say he stole $349,000…
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US: Ex-contractor committed ‘breathtaking’ theft of secrets
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A former National Security Agency contractor’s theft of top secret government information was “breathtaking in its longevity and scale,” federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday aimed at keeping the man locked up as the case moves forward. The Justice Department also said it anticipated bringing additional charges against Harold T. Martin III, including…
