Colorado Watch: Investigations

Homeless recruits of 'The Program' say they were told to sign NDAs amid investigations in Colorado
Updated 3 days ago
Several formerly homeless people — each drawn into an Aurora-based enterprise known as “The Program” that promised free housing and cash in return for letting...

Medicaid suspends agency behind 'The Program,' citing 'credible' fraud allegations
Updated 4 days ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that is the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured...

Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts
Updated 4 days ago
The former top Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist accused of altering and deleting DNA evidence in scores of criminal cases across the state for...

'The program': Church's cash 'donations' are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored
Updated 3 weeks ago
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and "donations" from a church in return...
'The program': Using the homeless to reap Medicaid millions is not new
Updated 3 weeks ago
'The program': Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted
Updated 3 weeks ago
'The program': On Going HHC roots deeply intertwined with others
Updated 3 weeks ago
'The program': Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup
Updated 3 weeks ago
Dismissal sought in Michael Clark's second trial
Updated 2 months ago

Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp
Updated 2 months ago
Citing potential tax avoidance, 'serious risk to public safety,' Marijuana Enforcement Division warns companies about swapping illegal chemically converted hemp for marijuana This article was...

New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions
Updated 3 months ago
The Colorado Supreme Court recently determined the state’s private judges — retired jurists appointed to oversee civil cases that rarely get public scrutiny — can...

WATCH: Sexual Assault, The System & Colorado
Updated 4 months ago
For many survivors of sexual assault in Colorado, their cases can get lost in a complex justice system, with alleged perpetrators unpunished. Several women detail...

Toll to sexual assault survivors rises if they feel blamed and disbelieved
Updated 4 months ago
Natalie, a single mother, dropped off her son at daycare, went to therapy and then returned home. She swallowed a fistful of pills, washing them...
Colorado rape cases rarely result in an arrest and prosecution
Updated 4 months ago
State audit: Rape kit backlog reduced but more work needed to hit goal
Updated 4 months ago
Judge: CBI ordered to provide access to thousands of DNA cases
Updated 4 months ago
Missy Woods pleads not guilty; trial set for fall
Updated 5 months ago
Colorado's charitable gaming board to study Denver Gazette's findings
Updated 5 months ago
A year of developments in the CBI forensic lab scandal
Updated 6 months ago
Colorado campaign debt collection efforts aren't much of an effort
Updated 6 months ago
Colorado campaign finance penalties 'a runaway train without an off-ramp'
Updated 6 months ago

Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Updated 8 months 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...

Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Updated 8 months 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...

Michael Clark murder defense seeks to link case to JonBenét investigation 'mistakes'
Updated 8 months ago
In new legal filings, Michael Clark, now facing a second trial for a 1994 murder, seeks to link alleged Boulder police missteps in his case...

New charitable gaming board meets following Gazette series
Updated 8 months ago
The latest iteration of Colorado’s long-defunct advisory board for charitable gaming met Friday for the first time since legislators revived it more than 18 months...
6 key takeaways from 3-month investigation into Colorado's charitable gaming world
Updated 9 months ago
Colorado charities pay bingo volunteers despite law prohibiting it
Updated 9 months ago
Winning a raffle in Colorado doesn't always mean someone actually wins
Updated 9 months ago
Felons engaged in Colorado's charitable gaming industry
Updated 9 months ago
Colorado bingo night: It's all about the prizes, not so much the charity
Updated 9 months ago




























