u.s. attorney’s office for the district of colorado
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Justice Department works to protect elders from scammers
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Over the past year, The Justice Department ramped up efforts to protect older adults from fraud and return money to fraud victims, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado. Department investigators and law enforcement tracked 260 cases involving 600 defendants. The Department notified more than 500,000 eligible victims of…
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Denver Public Schools settles misuse of funds lawsuit
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Denver Public Schools has agreed to pay the federal government more than $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the district misused AmeriCorps funds. The agreement was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. As part of the settlement, the district paid $2,123,811 to the government and agreed to…
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Highlands Ranch man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for improper use of COVID-19 relief funds
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A judge on Thursday sentenced a Highlands Ranch man to more than three years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $800,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to pay for plastic surgery, a weight loss program and jewelry. Daniel Stonebarger, 50, will serve 41 months behind bars, the U.S. attorney’s office announced…
