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November 22, 2001
Riding Shotgun
The ATF is gunning for Rocky's Autos co-owner John Rothrock.
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January 18, 2001
Mint Condition
The Denver Mint is off limits to local authorities even when an employee's safety is threatened.
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November 23, 2000
Call Her Madam
Kwang Suk Campbell Walker wasn't just looking for a handout.
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December 16, 1999
Fight Club
The Cowboys set up federal prisoners for beatings -- and blamed it all on the inmates.
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February 11, 1999
Bench Pressed
The logjam in Denver's federal district court is one of the worst in the country. Blame Congress, Timothy McVeigh, greedy lawyers -- and judges who don't have time to judge.
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May 27, 2009
Colorado Crimes: Welcome back, Ronald F. Thrasher
Betcha there's one of these babies in Mr. Thrasher's future. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ronald F. Thrasher, formerly of Colorado Springs, has been on the run for the past fourteen years. That's not entirely true: He's probably rested a time or two since 1995, when he fled custody befo ... More >>
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June 25, 2009
A multimillion-dollar weed ring goes down -- and threatens to take a prominent restaurant owner with it
The bust was almost blown after an internal leak, and Dan Tang -- his Heaven Dragon Chinese food beloved local politicians -- was implicated.
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July 7, 2009
Accused hepatitis-c passer Kristen Parker: A photo gallery
A Kristen Parker photo sure to strike a chord with Rose Medical Center patients. Outrage continues to build over Kristen Parker, a surgical tech who was formally charged in federal court yesterday with multiple counts related to the exposure of patients at Rose Medical Center to hepatitis-C. The ma ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
How good fortune graced the namesake of the "Dan Tang Drug Trafficking Organization"
A Kristen Parker photo sure to strike a chord with Rose Medical Center patients. Outrage continues to build over Kristen Parker, a surgical tech who was formally charged in federal court yesterday with multiple counts related to the exposure of patients at Rose Medical Center to hepatitis-C. The ma ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
From the week of October 29, 2009
A Kristen Parker photo sure to strike a chord with Rose Medical Center patients. Outrage continues to build over Kristen Parker, a surgical tech who was formally charged in federal court yesterday with multiple counts related to the exposure of patients at Rose Medical Center to hepatitis-C. The ma ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Ex-Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud -- and prepares to say goodbye to his art and classic-car collection
Back in August, former Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleaded not guilty to mail fraud charges against him -- something that we predicted was "a temporary situation" in a blog about alleged swindles dating back to 1994. Bingo. Yesterday, Merriman pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one cou ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Case dismissed against Channel 4 cameraman arrested during Najibbullah Zazi media circus while doing a Sudoku puzzle
Glenn McReynolds has been cleared of wrongdoing -- which makes sense, since he didn't do anything wrong.In September, amid the frenzy stirred by the case of Najibbullah Zazi, a DIA shuttle driver at the center of a federal terrorism probe, Channel 4 cameraman Glenn McReynolds was handcuffed a ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Con man Thomas Quintin allegedly got out of jail free, collected $1.2 million in tax-fraud scheme
Doesn't money smell better when you stole it from the federal government?Thomas Quintin, 63, a Denver man with a long history of felony tax fraud, is facing new scrutiny after he walked away from his sentence at a half-way house and allegedly started a scheme investigators traced to caches to ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
D.B. Cooper, Osama Jr. or just plain loonbag?: Another weird passenger incident causes flight diversion to Colorado
"Geronimo!"It seems like only a couple of weeks ago that a passenger caused a flight to make an unscheduled landing in Colorado due to inexplicable behavior (including his insistence on shaving topless). That's because it was only a couple of weeks ago. Now, a similar act: A thus-far unnamed ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Steven Clay Romero indicted for dragging Buddy the Dog to death
Steven Clay Romero won't be getting his own show on Animal Planet.Some individuals accused of crimes wind up generating a significant amount of sympathy -- but that's unlikely to happen for Steven Clay Romero -- because of what he's accused of doing to a dog named Buddy. Late yesterday, a gr ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
Najibullah Zazi's father to face NYC court after Denver drops suspected terror case
NYC terror plot suspect Najibullah ZaziUpdate, 1:08 p.m.: Mohammed Zazi has now been officially accused in Brooklyn of conspiring to obstruct justice in Colorado and New York, prompting a scheduled appearance in U.S. District Court at 2 p.m. today. Click here for the details and read a U.S. A ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz charged with possession, intent to distribute 224 marijuana plants; read the criminal complaint here
Chris Bartkowicz as seen in a 9News package he likely regrets.Chris Bartkowicz, whose Highlands Ranch marijuana grow was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration last Friday after he was interviewed by 9News, has instantly become a major figure in the debate over medical marijuana in Col ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Jason Kay's Tiger Woods/"Unfaithful" art project judged unfunny, prompts likely guilty plea
The feds don't seem to have found this to be funny...Looks like Longmont's Jason Kay will get a chance to suffer for his art. Last month, Kay came up with the idea of relabeling Gatorade bottles with photos of golfer Tiger Woods and his wife alongside the word "Unfaithful" and then placing t ... More >>
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April 5, 2010
Dan Tang sentencing in Operation Fortune Cookie makes "absolutely no sense," says Tom Gorman, drug task force head
The drama continues around Operation Fortune Cookie, the largest weed bust in state history, which imploded amid accusations of snitching cops, paid-off politicians and bureaucratic retribution. Last week, the drug investigation's main suspect, politically connected restaurateur Dan Tang, re ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
Steven Clay Romero pleads guilty to dragging Buddy the dog to death
Steven Clay Romero: Should he be sentenced to serve time in a kennel?Some of those designated Westword's Shmuck of the Week earn this honor for kinda silly reasons -- like, for instance, the condom website that implied Coloradans have small dicks. Not so Steven Clay Romero, named after he wa ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Jason Kay's "Unfaithful" Gatorade stunt a lot less profitable than he thought
A very expensive sticker.Longmont's Jason Kay thought relabeling Gatorade bottles with a photo of Tiger Woods and his wife Elin and the word "Unfaithful" was such a great idea that he even suggested that Pepsi, Gatorade's parent company, finance his art project. Even though the gag made worl ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Chris Bartkowicz indicted: Faces up to 40 year sentence for Highlands Ranch marijuana grow
Chris Bartkowicz is taking a big risk.In February, HIghlands Ranch's Chris Bartkowicz showed off his home medical marijuana grow to Channel 9, after which he was promptly busted by the DEA -- an arrest that earned criticism from MMJ advocate Rob Corry and even Representative Jared Polis. Des ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
John Suthers's connection to "American terrorist" Anwar al-Awlaki
Anwar al-Awlaki in an image broadcast on CBS.Colorado Attorney General John Suthers's name was recently juxtaposed with that of an extremely unsavory fellow -- serial killer Scott Lee Kimball. A front-page Denver Post story over the weekend noted that Suthers, who was then a U.S. Attorney, "s ... More >>
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June 7, 2010
Bart Stupak threat: Letter sent from CO cites painting bridge with congressman's blood
Bart Stupak.Update, 4:40 p.m.: David Hesch appeared in court this afternoon. Get the details of what happened below. A fifty-year-old Loveland man has been arrested for mailing a nutso letter written by his (apparently) nutso father to Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak. It threatens to paint ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Jane Norton's new ad gunning for Ken Buck
Jane Norton has taken the kid gloves off, and delivers a major smack to Ken Buck, the Weld County District Attorney who's challenging her for the Republican Senate nomination, in a new radio commercial that's airing on KHOW this morning. There's even an ominous link to the Clinton administra ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Louis Hampers: Feds indict controversial doctor for allegedly writing 100s of fake prescriptions
Louis Hampers. Louis Hampers, the Children's Hospital doctor who was the subject of the recent Westword feature "When This Physician Gets the Fever, it's the Women He Dates Who Can't Shake the Bug," was arrested this morning on charges of writing hundreds of phony prescriptions. An indictment ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Louis Hampers: Indicted Children's doctor back in court on Friday, back in Colorado soon
Louis Hampers. Dr. Louis Hampers, the Children's Hospital ER doctor charged with writing 654 fake prescriptions dating back to 2007 and continuing through April, will return to court Friday in Virginia, where he was arrested yesterday. According to Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Atto ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
Scottie Ewing, swinger entrepreneur, pleads guilty to tax evasion for prostitution business
A former Denver Sugar girl.The really wild ride of Scottie Ewing, former ski pro turned porn purveyor and swinging entrepreneur, took another turn yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion in connection with the sale of the Denver Sugar/Denver Players prostitution business ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Brooks Kellogg, 73, pleads not guilty to trying to hire a hit man over real estate lawsuit
Brooks Kellogg.Brooks Kellogg, the 73-year old businessman arrested at Denver International Airport last month for allegedly trying to hire a hit man, pleaded not guilty in Denver federal court earlier today -- and reports that undercover agents don't have a recording of his statements at DIA ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Ron Rocha, Regis coach, part of 20-kilos-a-week cocaine-ring bust: See mug shots & drug photos
Large photos below.Last month, Ron Rocha, a volunteer baseball coach for Regis University, was on the losing end of an intra-squad matchup dubbed the Fall World Series. But he suffered an even greater defeat yesterday, when he was among 35 people named by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the bus ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Road to nowhere: The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price
Large photos below.Last month, Ron Rocha, a volunteer baseball coach for Regis University, was on the losing end of an intra-squad matchup dubbed the Fall World Series. But he suffered an even greater defeat yesterday, when he was among 35 people named by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the bus ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Brenda Stewart, Denver Players/Sugar owner & ex-escort, indicted for tax evasion, racketeering
Large photos below.This week, Brenda Stewart was indicted on charges related to tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and more in relation to Denver Players/Sugar, a notorious escort business. A former escort known to her staff as "Katrina Carter" or simply "Carter," Stewart potentiall ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Walter Bond: Radical animal-rights activist pleads guilty to burning down Sheepskin Factory
Walter Bond.Animal activist Walter Bond is a man so devoted to his cause that he wears a giant "VEGAN" tattoo on his neck. So it's no surprise he showed zero remorse when officially pleading guilty to arson related to a fire at Glendale's Sheepskin Factory in April -- a crime for which he fa ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Dr. Reefer, aka Pierre Werner: Ex-Boulder dispensary owner & his mom indicted in Vegas
Pierre Werner.Update: Earlier this week, we told you about an investigation in Las Vegas targeting Pierre Werner, who ran a Boulder dispensary under his nickname, Dr. Reefer, before Colorado law established that a former felon like himself couldn't own an MMJ center. Now, the U.S. Attorney's ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Ronald Eugene Beach gets 20 years for abusing granddaughters, ages 3 and 5, at Fort Carson
Ronald Eugene Beach, 63, has been sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for sexual abuse of minors, and the stipulated facts included in his plea agreement on view below certainly present a strong, and disturbing, case for the sentence's length. The targets? His own granddaughters, who ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Operation Fortune Cookie: Did suspicions about Dante Carbone hurt the case against Dan Tang?
Dan Tang.As we reported this week, a new court filing suggests Thornton cop Dante Carbone was the prime suspect in the internal leak that sabotaged Operation Fortune Cookie, the state's largest pot bust. That drug investigation ended meekly when federal prosecutors gave restaurateur Dan Tang ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Jamie Paulin Ramirez: "Jihad Jamie" pleads guilty to one count of supporting terrorism
Paulin Ramirez.Last April, Leadville's Jamie Paulin Ramirez was accused of providing material support to terrorists. Nearly a year later, she's followed in the footsteps of her co-defendant, Colleen LaRose, and pleaded guilty. Look below to read a U.S. Attorney's Office release, as well as t ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Aaron Cope, United Express pilot, indicted for flying drunk -- and not even on St. Patrick's Day
In late 2009, United pilot Erwin Washington was arrested for flying drunk -- and if this seemed like an isolated incident then, it doesn't now. That's because United Express' Aaron Cope has just been indicted for doing likewise a month after Washington.
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March 18, 2011
Michelle Schramm: Evidence against alleged prostitution boss includes bulk condom orders
The website for Green Garden Spa in Edgewater promises "Total Satisfaction" -- and the U.S. Attorney's Office believes that pledge extended to happy endings. Michelle Schramm, 55, surrendered to authorities following a grand jury indictment accusing her of using Green Garden and two other spa ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
Reader: U.S. Attorney's letter shows medical marijuana raids can happen in Colorado
Our interview with a representative of the U.S. Attorney's Office, who said the federal government makes no distinction between medical marijuana and pot grown for non-medical purposes, evoked some strong responses. Here's the thoughts of a reader who's been following news of dispensary raids ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Medical marijuana letter from U.S. Attorney early attack on 2012 pot legalization campaign?
Brian Vicente.Medical marijuana advocates have been debating the intent of U.S. Attorney John Walsh's letter attacking portions of HB 1043, a bill intended to tweak MMJ regs that became law last year. Among the theories: The letter is a warning shot in what will be a full-scale federal effort ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Michael Hancock prostitution story: Do Denver cops have different rules for mayor-elect, press?
Michael Hancock.Although the uproar over reports allegedly linking mayor-elect Michael Hancock to the Denver Players prostitution operation has died down, one journalist -- Complete Colorado's Todd Shepherd, who broke the story in the first place -- isn't giving up. But he's hit a roadblock w ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Marijuana raid: Feds seized 2,500 plants from Cherry Top Farms after following suspect's truck
This morning, the manager of Cherry Top Farms dispensary, raided yesterday by the DEA and other agencies, shared his version of the story, including his claim that the center was in compliance with all state regs. There's nothing to contradict this claim in info supplied by the U.S. Attorney' ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Varoujan Khodjamirian, drunk passenger: Flying but no booze for "I kill you children" flier
"No kill, sir."Long Island-resident Varoujan Khodjamirian's flight home from the Denver area was presumably uneventful -- maybe because a judge ordered him to forego alcohol on the way back. Why this edict? Because Khodjamirian's previous time in the air devolved into a drunken, death-threat- ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Jo Scott, abortion zealot, permanently enjoined from using threat of force at clinic protests
Jo Scott.Jo Scott is the truest of believers when it comes the fight against abortion rights -- so much so that she's repeatedly violated both state and federal laws designed to protect clinic visitors. But the level of harassment will presumably be modified now that a settlement with the Jus ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Four Colorado men charged with smuggling 132 pounds of marijuana into Minnesota
Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota released information alleging that Boyd Ethan Wilkinson of Brighton, Robert Lee Bowker of Lyons, Mathew Martin Hecker of Evergreen and Anthony W. Raymond of Longmont had worked out a deal with two Minnesota men to ship pounds of marijuana fro ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Marijuana attorney says dispensaries near schools could survive scrutiny from feds
Although no letters have been sent by the US Attorney's Office, the rumor that the feds are going to be shutting down dispensaries in violation of the Drug Free School Zone laws has been enough to create a paranoid buzz in the medical marijuana community. But while it's anybody's guess as to ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Marijuana: U.S. Attorney "not bluffing" about seizing dispensaries near schools
John Walsh.Attorney Rob Corry unwittingly provided U.S. Attorney John Walsh with a make-my-day moment. Corry recently told 9News that seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries near schools were a "colossal bluff." During a round of media interviews, Walsh begged to differ. "We are not bluffing, ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Kenneth Scott, abortion protester: Injunction rejected, attorney calls it precedent-setting
Kenneth and Jo Scott.Update: Yesterday, the Justice Department's request for a preliminary injunction against abortion protester Kenneth Scott, federally charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, aka the FACE Act, was rejected. Scott's legal team considers the ruli ... More >>
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