What Colorado Business Owners Need to Understand about Corporate Fraud
Oct 4
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Corporate fraud | Fraud

Running a business is hard work. In addition to dealing with hiring and firing, managing employee personalities, promoting your product, and making a profit, you have to make sure you stay on the right side of the law.

Not only does this mean filing your taxes as appropriately, but it also means avoiding all forms of corporate fraud, even those situations which might be happening without you knowing. If you’re worried that corporate fraud may be happening in your company, [...]

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A CO Drug Trafficking Conviction Means a Minimum Mandatory Sentence
Sep 27
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Trafficking

Earlier this year, a 40-year-old man’s overdose in Fort Collins drew state authority attention to a Colorado drug trafficking ring. The overdose became a catalyst in authorities from the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force embarking on an investigation – Operation Malverde.

After eight months of hard work, the team’s efforts paid off. In recent news, authorities dismantled the drug trafficking organization, issuing eight search and arrest warrants.

Raids at eight separate locations (Arvada, Aurora, Berthoud, Campion, Denver, Fort Collins, and [...]

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Yes, Colorado Domestic Violence Can Be Charged at the Federal Level
Sep 26
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Domestic Abuse | Domestic Assault | Domestic Violence

We have encountered a lot of confusion surrounding domestic violence among clients in Colorado. So we decided to tackle some of the most common questions we encounter:

  • I’m not with the victim anymore; Why am I being charged with domestic violence?
  • I thought I would end up in state court; Why am I facing federal charges this time?
  • What do federal domestic charges mean in terms of possible sentences and penalties?

The following information should answer these and others you [...]

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Can Colorado Computer Crimes Become Capital Offenses? Sometimes…
Sep 12
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Capital Crimes | Computer Crimes

We use computers for just about everything, so it should come as no surprise they are increasingly being used to commit crimes, collectively referred to as computer crimes.

While computer crimes are a relatively new phenomenon, they are constantly evolving as criminals adopt new tactics, and legislators are struggling to catch up.

Make no mistake, however. They will…eventually. We anticipate that sooner than later the already-broad definitions of computer crimes will continue to expand, and prosecution will increase.

In fact, [...]

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When Law Enforcement Says Your Colorado Assault Was Due to Bias
Sep 12
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Assault | Hate Crimes

We can all admit that tensions in our country are high right now. No matter who you voted for or what you look like, it’s hard to turn a blind eye to the rising levels of violence through both large-scale and short-scale incidents.

Unfortunately, Colorado has the numbers to prove that hate crimes and other forms of violence are truly more prevalent than in the past.

Data from Colorado law enforcement shows that reports of hate crimes doubled from 2017 [...]

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