Tag: fraud
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Authorities warn of phone scam targeting UCCS students
The police department tasked with protecting the University of Colorado Colorado Springs student body has issued a warning that scammers are using threatening phone calls to try to scam students. The UCCS Police Department issued the warning on social media Tuesday evening, warning of scammers posing as police officers calling people up and advising them…
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U.S. Postal Service asks for public’s help in potential fraud cases in Colorado Springs, Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Postal Service is asking for the public’s help in identifying multiple individuals suspected of committing fraud using credit cards stolen from mail. One of the suspects is a male in his late 30s to early 40s with neck, back and hand tattoos. He’s been spotted…
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Man arrested in fraud investigation linked to Comfort Suite room rentals in Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs man is facing a slew of charges after Colorado Springs police say they found evidence he rented multiple hotel rooms with a stolen credit card. On Monday at 6:30 p.m., police were called to investigate a possible fraud situation at Comfort Suites, located in the 5900 Block of Stetson Hills Boulevard. The reporting…
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Colorado Springs man convicted of taking over $500,000 in COVID-19 relief funds
A Colorado Springs man was found guilty of financial crimes in federal court for receiving more than $500,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, according to a press release from United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. On Monday, Charles Lacona Jr., 67, was convicted of two counts of wire fraud and one count of money…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his medical practice headquartered in Colorado Springs. Francis Joseph, the founder of Springs Medical Associates, argued prosecutors failed to prove he…
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10th Circuit finds trial judge erred in sentencing duo who fraudulently sold body parts
A trial judge incorrectly calculated the sentences of a mother and daughter who pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining and selling body parts as part of an eight-year scheme, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Megan Hess operated Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, catering to customers seeking cremation as well as medical-research…
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Woman accused in furry friend insurance fraud case has Colorado Springs ties
A woman who previously lived in Colorado Springs faces fraud and forgery charges for allegedly falsifying insurance claims made for the veterinary care of her pets. Leah Angelita Valentine, 45, faces 10 counts of insurance fraud and five counts of forgery for allegedly filing five fraudulent insurance claims worth about $5,000 to the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company for the veterinary…
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Court-martialed Fort Carson soldier faces felony charges after defrauding ‘upwards of 60 victims’
A former Fort Carson soldier is facing a slew of charges in the 4th Judicial District related to defrauding women he met online. A police affidavit outlines how Gavin Pobst, a former sergeant, is suspected of manipulating women he meets online into giving him money and using some of it to gamble. The police investigation…
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Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of theft has bond reduced
The former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy who was reported missing nearly a year ago and now faces felony theft charges had his bond reduced significantly at a court hearing. Kevin Sypher, 57, faces four charges in connection to the incident that led to Sypher’s year-long disappearance and $100,000 bond. Sypher’s $100,000 bond became the…
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Former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy accused of theft has bond reduced
The former El Paso County sheriff’s deputy who was reported missing nearly a year ago and now faces felony theft charges had his bond reduced significantly at a court hearing on Monday. Kevin Sypher, 57, faces four charges in connection to the incident that led to Sypher’s year-long disappearance and $100,000 bond. Sypher’s $100,000 bond…