Tag: Cole Finegan
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Cole Finegan stepping down as U.S. Attorney for Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cole Finegan on Wednesday announced he’s stepping down as United States Attorney for the District of Colorado at the end of the month. Finegan, who was appointed by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, took the oath of office on Dec. 1,…
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Think tank on car thefts: Longer view paints dire picture for Colorado
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While not disputing the declining car theft figures Denver officials cited, a think tank argued that viewing the stats from a longer timeframe offers the public a more precise and comprehensive view of crime both in the city and the state and whether Colorado leaders’ public policy response is working. Denver officials last week said…
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Denver sees ‘welcome decrease’ in car theft, but more work needed, city leaders acknowledge
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Denver struggled to respond to rising crime in the last few years, but the mayor and chief of police on Tuesday pointed to lower levels of car theft and property crimes in 2023, adding relief is on the way with a full police academy class. During a press conference, Mayor Michael Hancock said city leaders…
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Evergreen man faces charges alleging threats against Denver FBI and Homeland Security offices
An Evergreen man faces federal charges after allegedly making shooting threats against Denver’s FBI building and Homeland Security office, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado. He also made mass shooting threats against a Colorado performing arts group. Kyle William Staebell, 33, allegedly made one threat directly to…
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Authorities seize 70,000 fentanyl pills from Denver man
A 46-year-old Denver man is facing federal drug trafficking charges after authorities seized 70,000 fentanyl pills and other drugs from him earlier this month. Jesus A. Moreno Olivas was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in federal court in Denver on Monday, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.…
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Colorado doctor sentenced for taking bribes from pharmaceutical company
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A judge sentenced a former Colorado physician to two years in federal prison for taking over $340,000 in bribes from pharmaceutical companies, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Jeffrey Kesten, 61, of Evergreen, was sentenced Feb. 24. Following his release from prison, he will be on three years of supervised release, according to a news release. “Accepting kickbacks…
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Boebert faces calls for federal, state investigations into abuse of authority allegations
A comedy writer and documentary filmmaker is asking federal and state authorities to investigate U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, accusing the Silt Republican of abusing her position to squelch a political critic. In letters delivered in late October to the acting U.S. attorney for Colorado and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Toby Morton, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, resident,…