Scott Gessler says he’s innocent as Ethics Commission begins investigation

Amid the chaos of election-day preparation this week, news broke that Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Colorado’s chief election officer, is facing both criminal and ethics investigations for allegedly misusing public dollars for personal trips. We now have more details on the process of the Independent Ethics Commission, which could…

Eric Swanson: Mayhem concert assault nets seven-year prison sentence

Eric Swanson’s troubled past caught up with him last week in an Arapahoe County courtroom — although not with quite the vengeance prosecutors had in mind. At one point facing habitual criminal charges and a potential 64-year-sentence for a case that began as a municipal summons for harassment, Swanson received…