Tag: grand jury
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Former medical executives, Colorado residents charged with $873M fraud
Two former medical device company executives were charged with a near-$900 million fraud scheme in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday. Thomas Sandgaard, 67 of Castle Rock, and Anna Lucsok, 39 of Denver, face nine counts of health care fraud, two counts of mail fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft, according to…
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Grand jury declines to charge El Paso County sheriff’s deputies after shooting death
A grand jury on Friday did not find probable cause that either of two El Paso County sheriff’s deputies committed any criminal offense in the officer-involved shooting death a Security-Widefield man in July. The grand jury’s decision was unanimous, according to a news release by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Deputies Brenden Koehlinger and…
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Grand jury to investigate deadly July shooting involving El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies
The Grand Jury for the 4th Judicial District will review a deadly shooting to determine if criminal charges should be filed against the El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies involved, according to a Monday news release. The incident, which occurred July 18 in the Security-Widefield area, resulted in the death of Brian Prine, 59, according to…
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Appeals court rules witnesses cannot be sued for false grand jury testimony
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that witnesses who testify before grand juries may not be sued for making false statements. However, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals clarified that witnesses are not immune for bad-faith reports to law enforcement prior to their testimony. Although the July 11 decision was the first time…