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This type of fraud happens when the chances of getting caught are slim. Senior Adams County officials either new about it or created an atmosphere which made this type of stealing easy. Here is a recent story about written by Denver 9News. Here  is the Video version. ADAMS COUNTY – Prosecutors investigating alleged bogus road projects say...
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2 Adams County Public Works Employees Charged – Video – KMGH Denver. Channel 7 Reports 5 people arrested including two employees of the Adams County Public Works Department for allegedly getting a paving company to do work on their homes after getting the company paving contracts within the county. Finally somebody is paying for this...
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Tom Burke and Arthur Kane and John Ferrugia , CALL7 Investigators Actual Published Story Here ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado – Two Adams County employees and three employees of a county contractor were charged with theft, forgery and attempting to influence public servants after a CALL7 Investigation uncovered millions in no-bid county contracts to a company that apparently did work on...
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Just in case you think I’m exaggerating about the culture of corruption within Adams County government, take a look at the following comment left by a businesses owner that stumbled across my website recently. Kevin Raines on July 10, 2010 at 7:46 am (Edit) I don’t know who you are, but this site is a great...
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Adams County, CO Westword By Alan Prendergast Thursday, Jul 2 2009 On a quiet Sunday morning last February, Jaime Brown arrived at that dark and unthinkable place every young mother dreads. She walked into the room of her three-year-old daughter, Abigail Holland Brown, and found her face-down on her bed. Her skin was cold and blue.  There was no breath, no heartbeat. Abby...
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I wrote this story in the late 1990s about the corruption in the Adams County Treasurer’s office. This case was turned over to the Adams County District Attorney Bob Grant. He sat on it for almost a year before he turned the case over to a special prosecuter after I complained of his political...
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Adams County, CO By Monte Whaley: The Denver Post A former Westminster councilman and treasurer for the Adams County Democratic Party is under investigation for allegedly using donations to cover personal expenses. Elmer “Butch” Hicks was targeted by Adams County sheriff’s investigators after party officials found some unusual transactions on the books, including two payments to Chrysler...
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Adams County, CO By Monte Whaley The Denver Post Adams County, Colorado — Internal politics and a heated race for Adams County sheriff boiled over this week when veteran deputy Mark Nicastle filed a complaint in U.S. District Court alleging that incumbent Doug Darr, his boss and opponent in the election, is trying to cripple his campaign. Nicastle —...
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Adams County, Colorado- Denver CBS News uncovered Hicks financial problems after revealing that Hicks is under investigation for allegedly using Adams County Democrat Party funds for personal use while he was Party Treasurer.  Click here to watch the results of Brian Maass’ CBS News investigation. http://ow.ly/1sEUM
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Adams County, CO Written by Brian Maass Reporting Brian Maass   Elmer “Butch” Hicks Administrators with the Adams County Democratic Party plan to turn over financial records to the Adams County sheriff later this week after a CBS4 Investigation revealed the party’s former treasurer is suspected of using political donations for personal expenses. Read More…
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Adams County, CO Adams County Official Placed On Leave After Call7 Investigation – Video – KMGH Denver.
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Adams County, CO Parks Director Resigns After CALL7 Investigation – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver.
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Adams County, CO AdCo Official At Center Of Investigation Retires – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver.
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Adams County, CO Head Of Adams County Public Works Quit Amid Contract Questions – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver.
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Adams County, CO Adams County Public Works Director Lee Asay investigated Adams County Official On Leave After Call7 Investigation – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver.
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