Tag: Colorado Attorney General’s Office
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Jefferson County clinic set to help youth nicotine addiction
A new Jefferson County Public Health program is working to combat nicotine addiction in young residents. The program, which began in June, looks to help young people who use nicotine through low-cost or free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). This dual approach includes both replacement methods — such as patches, gum and lozenges — along with 10 private…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health resume gender-affirming hormone therapy for minors
Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health announced Wednesday that they will return to providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 28 order said medical professionals are “maiming and sterilizing” impressionable young children by performing irreversible surgical and…
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Colorado woman sentenced after stealing more than $700,000 in real estate scam
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A Colorado woman will spend four years in prison after stealing more than $700,000 from locals in a real estate investment scheme. Michelle Boyer, 58, was sentenced on Feb. 3 after pleading guilty to felony securities fraud. She was also ordered to pay $706,000 in restitution, according to a news release from the Colorado Attorney…
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Colorado, other states, reach $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis
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The Colorado Attorney General’s Office, along with 14 other states, helped secure a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over its role in fueling the ongoing opioid crisis. The resolution comes on the heels of a previous settlement that was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2024. The new agreement…
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Jefferson County contractor found guilty of defrauding elderly woman
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A Jefferson County District Court jury on Thursday found a contractor guilty of defrauding an 82-year-old woman and exposing a neighborhood to asbestos. Lance Slayton was found guilty of criminal exploitation and theft of an at-risk person, intentionally causing and contributing to a hazardous substance incident and two other charges related to the Air Quality…
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Colorado Attorney General, other states propose remedy to end Google search engine monopoly
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Google’s search engine has remained supreme since its launch in 1998, but due to a violation of antitrust laws the monopoly may soon come to an end. Following Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s ruling in August that Google violated federal antitrust laws by illegally maintaining a…
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Denver woman charged for allegedly making over $1 million in false Medicaid claims
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Attorney General’s Office charged a Denver woman with Medicaid fraud after she allegedly made more than a $1 million in false claims. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced in a news release Wednesday his office has filed both fraud and theft charges against 44-year-old…
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Adams County undersheriff pleads guilty to forgery of mandated training
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A former Adams County undersheriff will now serve 24 months of probation for falsifying rosters on state-mandated law enforcement training. Two other former members of the department face similar charges. Former undersheriff Thomas McLallen — who was with the department from 2019 to 2022 — pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree forgery, a class two misdemeanor,…
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Debt collection company settles over illegal collection accusations in Colorado
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A third-party debt collection company settled with the Colorado Attorney General’s office over accusations of illegally collecting high-interest debt from nearly 29,000 consumers who defaulted on loans issued by tribal lending entities. TrueAccord agreed to pay the state $500,000 to be used for consumer refunds over allegations it violated the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices…
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Doctor declines to assign fault for Elijah McClain’s death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pulmonary physician said he believes health complications from Elijah McClain’s struggle with Aurora police officers contributed to his death, but said in testimony Tuesday he could not assign blame. Defense attorneys for the two officers currently on trial sought to lay responsibility at the…