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Thornton restaurant owner Tang pleads guilty in federal court

Dan Tang pictured in 2003 at the Heaven Dragon Chinese restaurant in Thornton. (THE DENVER POST | GLENN ASAKAWA) Thornton restaurant owner Dan Tang pleaded guilty this morning to laundering money to fund a marijuana growing operation. Tang, who runs ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  20 Nov 2009

Colo. bank robberies on rise, but reasons unclear

The number of bank robberies has risen this year in Colorado, but investigators are at a loss to explain exactly what makes the statistics rise or fall. In all of 2008, 150 bank robberies occurred in Colorado. Through Thursday, 158 banks have been hit ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Colorado appeals court hears two free-speech cases

Lawyers for Coloradans who say their political free-speech rights were violated argued two cases Wednesday before judges at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. In the first, six neighbors from north Parker challenged Colorado's campaign-finance law ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Steve Simpson,  George W. Bush,  American Civil Liberties Union

Eagle County spending question in court case

EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Eagle County taxpayer dollars were spent by the county attorney and others in his office on gifts for himself and a fellow employee, Christmas brownies for several law firms and office decorations, according to court ...

From FELISA CARDONA THE DENVER POST, Vail Daily,  17 Nov 2009

Woman accused of credit-card theft points to former boss' spending

Eagle County taxpayer dollars were spent by the county attorney and others in his office on gifts for himself and a fellow employee, Christmas brownies for several law firms and office decorations, according to court records. Questions about the ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

Racial profiling at Denver Safeway store alleged

An African-American teen accused of stealing who was detained and searched by employees at Safeway was a victim of racial profiling, according to an investigation by Denver's Anti-Discrimination Office. The agency's Nov. 5 finding of discrimination ...

From FELISA CARDONA THE DENVER POST, The Vail Trail,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Safeway Inc.

FBI partnership gives students inside look at law enforcement

Learning about decomposing bodies and blood doesn't bother 16-year-old Carla Caro. The high school junior is convinced she wants to be a crime- scene investigator and is considering a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "I think it's a ...

From FELISA CARDONA, Denver Post,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Jim Davis

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

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