Tag: Colorado Department Of Law
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Colorado Attorney General awards $4 million to opioid crisis programs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One thousand, one-hundred and sixty. That’s how many people died of opioid overdoses in Colorado in 2022 — a nearly 54% uptick from the 620 deaths in 2019, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As part of the efforts to combat the…
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King Soopers vows no store closures, $1 billion for wages, benefits following Safeway merger
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser last year said his office is leading a multistate investigation into the proposed merger.
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Colorado clinic owner ordered to pay $40K for marketing fake COVID-19 cures
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday that the owner of Loveland Medical Clinic has been ordered to pay $40,000 for violating a cease-and-desist order that required him to stop marketing fake COVID-19 cures. However, Siegfried Emme, the owner of the clinic, will only owe $20,000 if he complies with the order, according to a…
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Caregivers charged in death of 86-year-old woman
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Three caregivers in Mesa County have been charged with negligent death of an at-risk person after an 86-year-old woman died under their supervision. Jamie Johnston, 30, Jenny Logan, 50, and Letticia Martinez, 27, were also charged with criminally negligent homicide. Martinez and Johnston have been charged with second-degree forgery, according to the Colorado Attorney Generals…
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More than 200,000 Coloradans to receive checks related to being overcharged by CenturyLink
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 200,000 Coloradans are to soon receive checks from a 2019 settlement with CenturyLink because the company deceptively overcharged customers for services. Payments range between $12 and $83 for the 205,000 residents who were…
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Seven state departments hoarding millions in fee revenue, audit finds
Seven state departments are holding millions in revenue from fees in violation of allowed statutory reserves, according to the Colorado Office of the State Auditor’s annual Cash Funds Uncommitted Reserves audit. The audit found that, as of June 30, 2020, the seven departments had a total of $9.1 million in excess uncommitted cash reserves. “Paying…