Los Angeles man indicted for attempting to pimp Colorado women
A Colorado grand jury indicted a 36-year-old man on seven charges related to organized crime throughout the state in 2023.
Andrew Dominguez was recently indicted on one count of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), two counts of attempted pimping, two counts of criminal impersonation, one count of extortion and one count of tampering with a victim or witness, according to a Monday news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
Dominguez was arrested in Los Angeles by multiple law enforcement agencies with the help of Denver District Attorney investigators.
According to the indictment, Dominguez contacted “hundreds” of women and underage girls online in Colorado, starting in 2023, to attempt to recruit them to take part in his sex trafficking ring, according to the release.
The district attorney’s office said some victims may still have not spoken out. Prosecutors are asking any additional Colorado victims to contact investigator Joe DeAngelo in the Denver District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Unit at (720) 913-9108.
Appeals judge raises questions about review of custody decisions
Michael Karlik
michael-karlik@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court suggested last week that appellate judges should have more leeway to decide whether trial judges correctly terminate or decline to terminate parents’ legal rights over their children. At the same time, the three-judge Court...
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Highlands Ranch Main Event shooting suspect requests change of venue
Noah Festenstein
noah-festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
The suspect in a February shooting at a crowded Highlands Ranch entertainment center appeared via video conference in Douglas County court on Monday and requested her trial be conducted elsewhere because of pre-trial publicity. Nevaeha Crowley-Sanders, 23, of Denver, is...
Noah Festenstein
Reporter
Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot
Sage Kelley
sage-kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Two men face murder charges after a fatal shooting in Westminster last month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it officially filed murder charges against 19-year-old Daniel Romero and 24-year-old Michael Fernandez, Jr. on Monday morning. The charges stem...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
A brief overview of The GEO Group v. Menocal, the class action out of Colorado about immigration detention
Michael Karlik
michael-karlik@denvergazette.com
Updated 19 hours ago
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of The GEO Group v. Menocal, which originated in Colorado. The arguments revolved around when appeals courts may review claims by federal contractors that they are immune from...
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Colorado Supreme Court committee advances tenant-friendly rule change
Michael Karlik
michael-karlik@denvergazette.com
Updated 18 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Civil Rules Committee advanced a proposal on Friday that would make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing. Several members of the committee were torn about...
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
David Migoya
david-migoya@denvergazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a...
David Migoya
Reporter
Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
David Migoya
david-migoya@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a...
David Migoya
Reporter
Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children
Michael Karlik
michael-karlik@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 days ago
A federal judge blocked Colorado on Thursday from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the platforms. Lawmakers enacted House Bill 1136 by wide...
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Appeals court says claims cannot be based on increased risk of future health problems
Michael Karlik
michael-karlik@denvergazette.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that state law does not recognize a plaintiff’s claim that a defendant’s actions increased their risk of illness in the future. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel acknowledged that courts in some states have...
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Appeals court rules against Bruce in ‘trip and fall’ case
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
Douglas Bruce — author of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and a former inmate convicted of tax evasion — lost an appeal Thursday in the Colorado Court of Appeals related to a fall he suffered at the 2022 Western Conservative...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
PREV
PREVIOUS
Appeals judge asks Colorado Supreme Court to clarify process for returning seized property to defendants
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to address the consequences of its 2022 decision outlining how convicted defendants are supposed to seek the return of property seized by law enforcement. In Woo v. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, the justices concluded that defendants cannot bring a separate civil […]
Denver portion of Santa Fe Drive to close for 5 days next week
Replacement of railroad tracks will prompt road closures throughout a portion of Santa Fe Drive in south Denver through most of next week. From 4 a.m. Nov. 10 until 5 p.m. Nov. 14, Santa Fe Drive at Cedar Avenue, just north of Alameda Avenue, will close for railroad work. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe […]