U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado
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Carie Hallford has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges related to funeral service fraud and COVID-19 relief fund misuse. Authorities say she mishandled nearly 200 bodies while operating two funeral homes with her former husband.
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A Castle Rock man was convicted by a federal jury for wire fraud and money laundering after promising bulk hand sanitizer during COVID-19 but failing to deliver. Authorities say he diverted $2.4 million from victim businesses for personal use instead.
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Shelbi Wolken has pleaded guilty to tampering with prescription medications while working as a case management coordinator in Colorado. Her actions affected more than one hundred patients who received incorrect drugs instead of their prescribed medication. Sentencing is set for June.
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Thomas Galiano III and Hailee Anne Helton, both 26 and from Colorado Springs, have been sentenced for their roles in distributing fentanyl that resulted in two deaths.
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Bryan Cornwell, a 42-year-old formerly from Norwood, Colorado, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury on two counts of transmitting threats in interstate commerce.
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Jorge Torres-Perez, a 29-year-old Venezuelan national, has been charged in Colorado with assault on a federal officer, threatening to assault or kill a federal officer, and destruction of government property.
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Federal authorities have charged two Colorado residents in separate cases involving alleged fraud against Medicaid’s non-emergent medical transportation (NEMT) program.
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Eight people have been indicted in the Denver metropolitan area on charges involving drug trafficking, weapons possession, and money laundering.
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A man from Peyton, Colorado, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Mario Rocha, a 27-year-old resident of Rocky Ford, Colorado, has pleaded guilty to several charges related to firearms and drug trafficking.
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Jason Cisneros, a 34-year-old Denver resident, has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to firearm-related charges connected to a series of violent crimes in March 2025.
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Ashley Blackcloud, a 40-year-old resident of Colorado Springs, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison following her conviction for conspiring to threaten or convey false information about a threat.
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Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting improper diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage Plan members.
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A former surgical assistant at a Littleton oral surgery practice, Amber June Hyatt, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release.
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Simon Meza, a 45-year-old Denver resident, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release following his conviction on two counts of bank robbery.
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Anthony Dattilo, a 34-year-old resident of Littleton, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges related to an alleged scheme involving false tax returns.
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Ikponmwosa Erhinmwinrose, a 39-year-old resident of Atlanta, Georgia, has been convicted by a federal jury in Denver on multiple charges including six counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of conspiracy to...
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Two alleged leaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Colorado on charges that include conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act.
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A Denver man, Avian Mayo, 25, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 21 counts that include postal robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
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Federal authorities have charged three Denver residents—Felicia Ortiviz, 36, Joe Elijo Herrera, 51, and Alina Serena Ochoa-Luna, 33—in connection with the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in a death.