DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that Lafayette Police Chief Paul Schultz will join the Office of the Attorney General as the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training program in July.
News & Press Releases
Attorney General warns consumers about spike in complaints concerning fraudulent, threatening collection calls -- 03/29/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers warned consumers today that his office has seen a spike in the number of consumers reporting fraudulent and threatening debt-collection calls over the past couple weeks.
Attorney General announces indictment against five Coloradans accused of defrauding lenders in $3.4M commercial Ponzi scheme -- 03/26/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that attorneys from the office’s Criminal Justice Section have secured an indictment from the Statewide Grand Jury against five Coloradans accused of using their Lafayette-based business entities to defraud commercial lenders from Colorado and Arizona.
Attorney General announces that Colorado will receive $79,208 from multistate Medicaid-fraud settlement -- 03/25/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that Colorado has joined with other states and the federal government in reaching an agreement with Alpharma, Inc., to settle allegations of fraudulent Medicaid claims submitted for the drug Kadian, a painkiller intended for the management of moderate to severe pain. Colorado will receive $79,208 of the $19.2 million the pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay the states and federal government.
Attorney General announces settlement with former Roaring Fork Valley resident accused of elaborate fraud scheme -- 03/23/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that attorneys from the office’s Consumer Protection Section have reached a settlement with Donald Sterling Whitlock (DOB: 5/6/1970) that secured full restitution for the victims of his elaborate identity theft and commercial-lending scheme.
Attorney General joins federal lawsuit challenging health care mandate -- 03/22/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today he will join with nearly a dozen other state attorneys general to challenge the constitutionality of the individual health care mandate in the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Attorney General announces Settlement with Arvada-based Nutra Pills, Inc. -- 03/19/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that attorneys for the state reached a settlement agreement with Nutra Pills, Inc., and its owner, Joshua D. Bezoni, to bring the Internet marketer and seller of nutritional supplements, including acai berry supplements, into compliance with Colorado’s consumer protection laws and to reimburse consumers who did business with the company over the last year.
Attorney General announces indictment against Colorado Springs man suspected of running a multistate investment-fraud scheme -- 03/16/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that attorneys from the office’s Criminal Justice Section have secured an indictment from the Statewide Grand Jury against a Colorado man suspected of violating Colorado securities fraud laws while he was being prosecuted in an unrelated securities fraud case.
Attorney General announces indictment against Colorado men, Aurora-based company in waste storage and disposal case -- 03/15/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that attorneys from the office’s Criminal Justice Section have secured an indictment from the Statewide Grand Jury against two Colorado men suspected of violating Colorado’s hazardous-waste disposal laws.
Attorney General announces 10-year sentence for Greeley man involved in Metro-area heavy equipment, auto thefts -- 03/15/2010
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that an Adams County District Court judge has sentenced Shawn Robert Adolf (DOB: 9/25/1974) of Greeley to 10 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for his role in a heavy equipment and automobile theft scheme in Denver and northern Colorado. Adolf also was sentenced to pay more than $88,000 in restitution to his victims.
