Joseph Nacchio

Crocs founder George Boedecker isn't dating Taylor Swift, but he is behaving badly

Krystal Voss's advice for female prisoners: Obsessively hoard water

Here at the Criminal Affairs Desk, we've tried to aid the rehabilitation process by offering newly convicted felons some insiders' advice for that difficult transition to life behind bars. We've provided former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio with tips on maintaining personal hygiene and avoiding snitches and ... More >>

Strange but True: The year's weirdest news stories

Joe Nacchio busts out after resentencing with Prison Rapper: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

Full fotochops below.​Poor Joe Nacchio! The Denver U.S. District judge who handled his resentencing hearing just shaved two months off of his six-year, all-expenses-paid vacation at a plush Pennsylvania Country Club Prison. But don't feel sorry for him: He still gets to keep all of the money ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado shmucks of decade

​It ain't easy being a shmuck. Not as mean as an asshole, not as ignorant as a shithead, a shmuck takes idiocy to an epic level, a moron whose fall from grace has far-reaching repercussions. We've been celebrating weekly shmucks for a long, long time -- but to be named one of Colorado's top 10 ... More >>

Live blog: Safety committee hears Charlie Brown's latest pot proposal

Charlie Brown's back in the pot spotlight.​Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown is back before council's safety committee this morning, presenting his proposed ordinance to regulate the city's medical marijuana dispensaries. We're live-blogging the hearing. You'll find Brown's proposal at the ... More >>

Live blog: Charlie Brown presents his pot proposal

Charlie Brown is the man with the plan.​This morning, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown presented his proposed ordinance to regulate the city's medical marijuana dispensaries to the council's Safety Committee. We live blogged the hearing; you'll find Brown's proposal at the bottom of this p ... More >>

Joe Nacchio: See you in 2011

Joe Nacchio.​Yesterday's decision by the U.S. Justice Department not to appeal a ruling that former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's six-year jail term and accompanying $52 million fine were excessive could well mean a couple of years, and perhaps even more, will be shaved off his sentence ... More >>

So... you want to contact Joe Nacchio in prison?

The Federal Correctional Institution in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, where Joe Nacchio will be staying for quite a while. Today's a big day for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio -- the day when he must report to the Federal Correctional Institution in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania and begin serving his six-year ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 14 edition

Things are looking a little Sketch-y. Thirsty? Today in Cafe Society: • Sketch introduces Wino Wednesdays. • Common Grounds left its liquor license behind in move. • The suit is slingin' Spud Bros. spuds! • Snarf's finally arrives in Denver. • Fear not, sleeved-blanketed drunks: The Denv ... More >>

What should Joe Nacchio do with his last six days of freedom?

An image from Channel 4's coverage of a certain Joe Nacchio. A judge has ruled that disgraced Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio must report to a Pennsylvania prison by noon on Tuesday, April 14, to begin serving his six-year insider-trading sentence, which he's asked the Supreme Court to review. What should he ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 8 edition

Built to Spill. Here we go... Today in Backbeat Online: • Built to Spill, Mudhoney, the Fluid lead the 2009 Westword Music Showcase headliners. • Q&A with Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids. • Record Store Day preview: Flight of the Conchords take on a racist dragon. Today in Cafe Society: • ... More >>

Take that, Caplis and Silverman: DU student website brings legal expertise to Ward Churchill trial coverage

A banner from TheRaceToTheBottom.org. In Tuesday's blog "KHOW's Dan Caplis and Craig Silverman Have the Ward Churchill Trial Covered," I shared my view that the aforementioned radio duo's segments about Churchill's wrongful termination suit against the University of Colorado-Boulder are worth heari ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Fly-by celebs headed to prison

Joe Nacchio isn't the only one going to jail. Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger denied Nacchio's request to remain out on bail pending a petition of his conviction to the Supreme Court. The former Qwest CEO, who ran a Denver-based company but kept his home in New Jersey, has been order ... More >>

Q&A with David Milstead about the death of the Rocky Mountain News and the future of the Denver Post

David Milstead. The most dogged and enterprising journalist to write about the Rocky Mountain News' closure saga came from the Rocky's own newsroom. Business columnist and reporter David Milstead broke story after story. For example, he unearthed a confidential letter from executives at E.W. Scripp ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: The bell tolls for Joe Nacchio

Yesterday, with the news that the San Francisco Chronicle may go down, leaving the free Examiner the only real daily in SF, Phil Anschutz once again looked like the smartest guy in the room.Today, he's also looking like the luckiest. Because before Anschutz bought the dying Examiner label and turned ... More >>

Denver misses out on Travis Henry trial

Joe Nacchio appeal: talk about bad timing

The week ahead: FasTracks considers how to make ends meet

Delegating Denver #36 of 56: New York

Shmuck of the Week

The 2007 Hall of Shame

It's one thing to embarrass yourself. It's quite another to take an entire city with you.

Macho Nacchio Man

Cussler V. Anschutz: Raze the Titanic

Small Change

Here’s something to do in Denver when it’s dead.

It's All About You

Macbeth

Starz FilmCenter

You Go, Joe

Hall of Shame

Don't let the door hit you on your way out, Gary.

Waltz of the Cannibals

How to demolish the telecom industry, in six easy steps.

Off Limits

A sorry collection

The Message

Business Call

Off Limits

Dialing for dollers

Best Consumer Watchdog With New Bite

Jack Ehnes
California State Teachers Retirement System

The 2002 Hall of Shame

Let the blame game begin!

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 3, 2002

A Hard Cell

There are a million Qwest stories in the naked city. This is just one of them.

Off Limits

Listing to the right

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 6, 2002

Wring Out the Old

Since Qwest swallowed US West, employees and stockholders have been put on hold.

Best Next Job for Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio

Qwest customer-service rep

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 31, 2002

Out of the Blue

Ride the light...ride the light...ride the light.

Hall of Shame

The people and places that made 2000 what it was. Blame them.

Shootout at the Not-So-Okay Corral

This year started not with a bang, but with a whimper.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 28.

Life's Bitter Here

The light grows dim for US West's former charities.

Platinum Sol

US West's golden CEO just keeps getting richer and richer.

Liars on the Line

While US West delayed service for months, the company stockpiled millions.

Bells Are Ringing

US West put service on the line so it could make the deal.