Tag: Racketeering
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Parent group accuses DPS of racketeering in challenge to school financing structure
The parent advocacy group that previously accused Denver Public Schools of financial misconduct in court documents has escalated its claims, alleging the district engaged in racketeering through its bond and lease-financing structures. Mamás de DPS filed a complaint in Denver District Court on Tuesday, accusing district officials of violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.…
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Top Dollar Pawn defendant denied probation, sentenced to prison
Walt Mauro, one of the four co-defendants in the Top Dollar Pawn money-laundering case, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in the Colorado Department of Corrections with a three-year minimum for parole. Each of the four defendants — Daria Mauro, Walt Mauro, Mischa Jargowsky and Jack Jargowsky — face 29 charges, including a pattern of…
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Top Dollar Pawn defendant requests to withdraw plea prior to sentencing
One of the four co-defendants in the Top Dollar Pawn money-laundering case attempted to have his guilty plea withdrawn in court on Friday morning. Walt Mauro, 34, appeared in court on Friday for what was supposed to be a sentencing hearing after previously entering into a plea agreement with the prosecution. Instead, Mauro’s attorney, David…