Tag: identity theft
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Colorado Supreme Court to decide whether out-of-state defendant may be prosecuted for in-state crime
The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced that it will decide whether Douglas County prosecutors had grounds to pursue criminal charges against a woman in New York whose conduct occurred outside of Colorado. Erin Brennan and her children lived in New York, and her ex-husband moved to Colorado after their divorce. In 2022, she proposed a…
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Divided Colorado Supreme Court says defendants liable for possessing others’ debit cards even if unusable
The Colorado Supreme Court, by 5-2, rejected the idea on Monday that prosecutors need to prove a debit card is functional in order to convict a defendant of unlawfully possessing someone else’s “financial device.” The majority believed Colorado law was straightforward: Legislators outlawed the unauthorized possession of a financial device, and debit cards were specifically…
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Vehicle theft suspect arrested by El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
El Paso County’s sheriff’s office is celebrating an arrest of a suspect it says was involved in identity theft and motor vehicle theft. In the early morning hours of June 10, deputies were conducting a patrol check at the Econo Lodge Hotel, located at 6715 Panamint Court in unincorporated El Paso County when they spotted…
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Colorado justices point to quirk in identity theft law, agree man’s conviction cannot stand
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday that a man could not stand convicted of identity theft for using the “personal identifying information” of a nonprofit entity, rather than a human being. The state’s identity theft law applies to people who, without authorization, use the financial identifying information or personal identifying information “of another” to obtain something…
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Man arrested in fraud investigation linked to Comfort Suite room rentals in Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs man is facing a slew of charges after Colorado Springs police say they found evidence he rented multiple hotel rooms with a stolen credit card. On Monday at 6:30 p.m., police were called to investigate a possible fraud situation at Comfort Suites, located in the 5900 Block of Stetson Hills Boulevard. The reporting…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs meaning of ‘personal identifying information’
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court pondered on Thursday whether “personal identifying information” under the state’s identity theft law only encompasses humans, or if businesses can have personal identifying information, too. The government argued legislators enacted the identity theft law in 2006 to deter fraudulent conduct, and the meaning of personal identifying information should be…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office make arrest in year-long mail theft operation
A Colorado Springs man has been arrested and charged on dozens of charges related to mail theft. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division and Colorado Springs police arrested 40-year-old Adam Christopher Turner on Tuesday. Turner is accused of multiple felonies related to the year-long mail theft operation. He was booked into the county jail on…
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Colorado Springs police arrest kidnapping suspect as victim takes off
Colorado Springs police arrested a man on suspicion of kidnapping Friday and are now looking for the alleged victim, officials said. Jaquavis Marthrel, 26, faces charges of second-degree kidnapping and identity theft. The alleged victim, later identified as 30-year-old Katelyn Wilson, has multiple felony warrants for identity theft, police said. She is also wanted for…