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• Anti-tax activist's trial continues today

  December 9, 2011 6:51 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Opening statements begin Friday in the tax-evasion trial of Colorado's best known tax opponent. Douglas Bruce of Colorado Springs is accused of evading taxes between 2005 and 2007 through a nonprofit group fighting government spending. Bruce is a former Republican state lawmaker and the father of... more »

• Bruce: Tax evasion charge is "piece of crap"

  July 11, 2011 7:01 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Tax basher Douglas Bruce is wasting no time fighting tax-evasion charges, telling reporters that the case against him is a "piece of crap" and that he's being targeted because he's a vocal critic of government spending. A Denver judge entered a not guilty plea on behalf of... more »

• Douglas Bruce indicted

  April 8, 2011 3:46 PM

  A statewide Grand Jury has indicted Douglas Bruce for failing to pay income taxes on income earned in 2005, 2006, and 2007. The four-count indictment was announced this afternoon by the Colorado Attorney General's Office. Bruce is suspected of attempting to evade his tax responsibilities by funneling... more »

• Peeping Tom case ends with jail sentence

  October 29, 2010 7:34 PM

  The man suspected of being responsible for a string of rapes in as many as six states, was sentenced Friday in the original case against him. Robert Bruce was sentenced in Pueblo to two and a half years in jail for watching a woman through her window in 2007.... more »

• Suspected "Ether Man" rapist bound over for trial

  October 22, 2010 5:26 PM

  A Pueblo man will stand trial for rape in an attack on a young woman in 2006. Police Officers believe Robert Bruce is responsible for a string of rapes in several states over a 19 year period. Bruce is scheduled to stand trial in March of next year in... more »

• Douglas Bruce says complaint against him is "frivolous"

  October 19, 2010 7:09 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce says a complaint filed with the secretary of state's office that ties him to three anti-tax measures is frivolous and meant to scare people into voting against them. The Denver Post reports the complaint filed Monday by a coalition opposed to Amendments... more »

• Complaint ties Douglas Bruce to anti-tax measures

  October 19, 2010 11:35 AM

  Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce says a complaint filed with the secretary of state's office that ties him to three anti-tax measures is frivolous and meant to scare people into voting against them. The Denver Post reports the complaint filed Monday by a coalition opposed to Amendments 60, 61, and... more »

• Doug Bruce asks for help passing tax-cutting measures

  October 14, 2010 1:32 PM

  An anti-tax advocate who has tried to distance himself from a trio of tax-and-debt cutting measures is urging supporters to volunteer to get the proposals passed next month. The Denver Post reported Thursday that Douglas Bruce made the pitch in an e-mail last month to backers of Amendments 60... more »

• Douglas Bruce not held in contempt of court

  September 8, 2010 8:37 AM

  A judge has ruled that anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce won't be held in contempt of court for not testifying in a lawsuit about tax-slashing ballot measures, but he will have to answer questions about them. Denver District Judge Brian Whitney ruled Tuesday against the attorney general's request to hold... more »

• Contempt case to wrap up against Douglas Bruce

  September 7, 2010 8:19 AM

  The contempt-of-course case against Colorado Springs anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce is expected to wrap-up Tuesday. There's no word on how long Denver District Judge Brian Whitney will take to decide whether to find Douglas Bruce guilty of contempt. Government lawyers say the father of Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of... more »

• Douglas Bruce faces Round 3 in contempt battle

  September 2, 2010 8:16 AM

  It's Round Three in the government's battle to have a Colorado Springs anti-tax activist answer questions about his role getting tax-slashing measures onto state ballots. Douglas Bruce has a hearing this morning in a contempt-of-court case. The government wants to compel Bruce to talk about whether he helped some... more »

• Sponsors of Colorado anti-tax measures fight court order

  July 28, 2010 8:34 AM

  The sponsors of three tax-cutting proposals have appealed a judge's order that they must disclose who contributed money and help to get the measures on the November ballot. The appeal filed last week with the Colorado Court of Appeals accuses the administrative law judge who oversaw the case and... more »

• Officer who sent email to Bruce disciplined

  July 13, 2010 8:10 PM

  A Colorado Springs Police Detective has been disciplined for an email he sent to anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce. The four word email said, "punched any reporters lately?" It's a reference to Bruce's 2008 incident when he was a state lawmaker and kicked, or tapped as Bruce says, a photographer... more »

• Bruce to testify in exchange for immunity

  July 1, 2010 7:02 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce has agreed to testify before a grand jury in exchange for immunity. Thursday's announcement follows Bruce's initial appearance before the grand jury Wednesday that ended with Bruce saying he didn't want to testify and prosecutors asking that he be... more »

• Douglas Bruce appears in court

  June 29, 2010 2:56 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce was in court Tuesday to fight a subpoena as a spokesman for Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that Bruce was finally served with another subpoena after more than 30 attempts. Bruce was in court Tuesday fighting a subpoena ordering him to... more »

• "Ether Man" hearing postponed

  June 16, 2010 12:47 PM

  The man suspected in New Mexico as the "Ether Man" rapist continues to face charges in Pueblo, where he was arrested originally on a peeping tom charge. Robert Bruce was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Pueblo District Court in a sexual assault that came to light after... more »

• Douglas Bruce appeal shot down by Colorado court

  June 10, 2010 3:20 PM

  The Colorado Court of Appeals has rejected a claim by anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce that Colorado Springs improperly rejected an initiative. The court said Thursday that the city had the right to make its own rules and also delivered a harsh rebuke for Bruce. The court said Bruce broke... more »

• No bond for SD attempted murder suspect

  January 26, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Rapid City woman accused of stabbing her father and shooting her mother last month has been ordered held without bond on attempted murder charges. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Eleeson on Monday made her first court appearance in Rapid City, after being arrested at a remote cabin in Colorado last Wednesday.... more »

• Jury seated in second Doug Bruce trespassing trial

  December 4, 2009 2:19 PM

  A jury was chosen Friday morning in the trespassing trial of Douglas Bruce and Douglas Steinhagen. Bruce and Steinhagen are representing themselves in front of a judge and a five woman, one man jury. People were distributing literature on jury rights outside the court, but the judge said the... more »

• "Ether Man" in court for alleged Pueblo rape

  November 30, 2009 11:42 AM

  Suspected serial rapist Robert Howard Bruce was in court Monday on a charge of sexual assault in Pueblo in 2006. Bruce, wearing a yellow jail jumpsuit, was in court for his first appearance hearing in that case. Pueblo Police say Bruce may be linked to 21 rapes in six states.... more »

• Suspected rapist to face preliminary hearing

  November 16, 2009 4:52 PM

  A man suspected of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer will be in court next month to determine if there's enough evidence against him to proceed with prosecution. Robert Bruce, 47, is now suspected in as many as 20 sexual assaults in six states. DNA evidence allegedly linked... more »

• Man charged with trying to kill Pueblo police officer

  October 9, 2009 11:00 PM

  A man is facing charges of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer and his family. Robert Bruce, 47, faces three counts of criminal attempt to commit first degree murder, intimidation of a witness, possession of a incendiary device, and criminal trespass. Sheriff's deputies say Bruce hooked a propane tank... more »