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Federal judge in Denver sentences hot-dog swindler to 15 years

A kosher meat salesman who left a trail of victims on two continents was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday in a decision cheered by those who were fooled by the smooth-talking hot-dog salesman. Arnold Zaler, 60, lured victims mostly from his own ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Centerplate, Inc.

Guilty plea on firearms charge by man who allegedly threatened Obama during DNC

A man accused of making statements about assassinating then-presidential candidate Barack Obama during the Democratic National Convention in Denver last year pleaded guilty Friday to a firearms possession charge in federal court. Shawn Adolf, 35, was ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Colorado: Hot dog scam ends with long prison term

A kosher meat salesman who scammed investors out of nearly $2.5 million by faking purchase orders for hot dogs was sentenced to 15 years in prison today in U.S. District Court in Denver. Arnold Zaler, 60, pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud charges ...

From FELISA CARDONA THE DENVER POST, Vail Daily,  6 Nov 2009

Plea talks underway in abortion threat case

The man accused of threatening the lives of Boulder abortion doctor Warren Hern's family is negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors, court records show. Donald Hertz is expected to appear in U.S. District Court this afternoon for a hearing to ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Court says medical-marijuana growers must have close patient contact

The Colorado Court of Appeals redefined the role of medical-marijuana caregivers Thursday in a ruling that says growers must have more meaningful contact with patients than simply providing the drug. The court upheld the conviction of Stacy Clendenin, ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: John Suthers,  Chris Romer

Balance sought on rising cost of gathering electronic evidence

In many legal disputes, the smoking gun is found in e-mail, but the cost to search and retrieve electronic evidence is increasingly more than the lawsuit is worth. The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  25 Oct 2009

Mexican drug lord pleads guilty in Denver to marijuana trafficking

Mexican drug kingpin Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero didn't get past his first year of high school, and he struggles with grammar and spelling in his native Spanish language. But Caro-Quintero, now 46, began making money in the illegal-drug business in his ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Drug Enforcement Administration

Mexican drug kingpin pleads guilty in Denver

Mexican drug kingpin Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Denver to trafficking tons of marijuana into the United States from the late 1970s until 1988. Caro-Quintero, 46, faces between 10 and 20 years in prison ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Drug Enforcement Administration,  Enrique Camarena

U.S. Sentencing Commission hears from judges, prosecutors in Denver

A federal judge in Denver told the U.S. Sentencing Commission he is concerned about the treatment of war veterans in the criminal court system and the fairness of sentencing in some child-pornography cases. The commission solicited testimony Tuesday ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Supreme Court of the United States

Cancer-stricken inmate wants to go home to die

David Adams talks about dying of terminal cancer while he is in the infirmary at the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center. The left side of his body is paralyzed by the tumors in his brain. He has served nearly 11 years of his 24 year sentence for ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Adams,  Susan Atkins,  Charles Manson,  Sharon Tate,  Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi

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