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• Report: grand jury indicted JonBenet Ramsey's parents

  January 27, 2013 12:06 PM

  KUSA - A grand jury voted to indict JonBenet Ramsey's parents in 1999 but the prosecutor refused to sign the indictment, according to an article published in the Boulder Daily Camera on Sunday. The Daily Camera says former Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter believed he didn't have enough evidence... more »

• Edwards: I did wrong but didn't break the law

  June 3, 2011 7:36 PM

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Two-time presidential candidate John Edwards says he has done wrong but did not break the law. He is charged with soliciting and spending more than $925,000 to hide his mistress from the public at the height of his 2008 White House campaign. Edwards made a... more »

• Colorado mall fire suspect indicted by grand jury

  May 6, 2011 12:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An ex-convict suspected of planting a homemade bomb at a Denver-area shopping mall now faces a charge of using a destructive device, in addition to arson. A grand jury late Thursday handed up an indictment against 65-year-old Earl Albert Moore. The indictment replaces charges filed by... 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 »

• Man indicted in alleged health scam

  April 5, 2011 7:15 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The owner of a Colorado-based rural health brokerage has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud, embezzlement and 18 counts of money laundering. The U.S. attorney's office in Denver says 59-year-old Gerald Rising Jr. is accused of mixing trust funds from... more »

• Interim District Attorney appointed in western counties

  December 17, 2010 5:15 PM

  MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) - A Montrose lawyer has been appointed acting district attorney for six southwestern Colorado counties after the elected DA was indicted on charges of demanding sexual favors from women in his office. The Montrose Daily Press reports that Dan Hotsenpiller, a former prosecutor, will serve as... more »

• 16 indicted for bank fraud and organized crime

  November 30, 2010 6:05 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Sixteen people from Russia and Tajikistan have been indicted on charges of creating a ring that defrauded Denver banks of more than $300,000. A grand jury indictment returned November 10 and unsealed today accuses the suspects of theft, conspiracy, and criminal impersonation. Four of the suspects... more »

• Meth smuggled in car batteries

  September 27, 2010 2:55 PM

  Nine people have been indicted for smuggling methamphetamine into Denver and northern Colorado inside functioning car batteries. Among those indicted were Gabriel Farias-Chavez, 27, and Ramon Chavez, 30. This drug ring was suspected of moving up to 50 pounds of meth per month into the Denver metro area and... more »

• Denver Children's Hospital doctor faces federal charges

  September 24, 2010 8:24 AM

  A Children's Hospital doctor indicted on 655 counts of prescription fraud appeared in court to be advised of his charges and the punishment he faces if convicted. Dr. Louis C. Hampers made his first appearance Thursday in federal court after his arrest in Virginia earlier this month. A... more »

• Woman indicted for giving toddler marijuana

  September 15, 2010 7:39 PM

  CINCINNATI (AP) - A grand jury has indicted an Ohio woman accused of providing marijuana to her 2-year-old daughter and using her cell phone to record the child smoking the drug. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said Wednesday that 21-year-old Jessica Gamble of Springfield Township in suburban Cincinnati was... more »

• Outfitter, guide indicted on game-baiting charges

  August 27, 2010 8:24 AM

  A longtime Colorado hunting outfitter and a hunting guide indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver are accused of putting out hundreds of pounds of salt to lure deer and elk for their clients. State and federal authorities say Dennis Eugene Rodebaugh of Meeker and Brian Douglas Kunz... more »

• Colorado Springs teen lured into prostitution

  August 19, 2010 9:52 AM

  Six people have been indicted in Denver for allegedly playing a role in the coercion of a Colorado Springs teenager into prostitution. Those indicted Wednesday include Daivean Shields, 19, the teen's ex-boyfriend, and David Glenn Abney. Prosecutors say last year, when the victim was 17, she went to... more »

• Pueblo postal worker indicted for embezzlement

  July 29, 2010 7:17 PM

  Another postal worker in Pueblo is in hot water. Gil Trujillo has been indicted by a U.S. federal court for embezzlement of funds. That's according to Al Desarro, Public Information Officer for the Unites States Postal Service's western region. According to Desarro, Trujillo has worked at the main post office... more »

• Man indicted for tampering with witness

  July 23, 2010 5:15 PM

  A Grand Jury in Colorado Springs has indicted Bruce Nozolino on five counts of Tampering with a Witness or a Victim. This is a class four felony that carries a penalty range of 2 to 6 years in the Department of Corrections per count. Nozolino had already been indicted for... more »

• State Grand Jury indicts three

  June 2, 2010 4:15 PM

  A Statewide Grand Jury has indicted three men suspected of running a $5.7 million investment-fraud scheme. Phillip R. Trujillo, David M. Piatt and Timothy B. Burk are suspected of defrauding 70 investors with promises that their investments would be free from risk and would generate generous returns. The trio also... more »

• Special prosecutor file to be released in Ianne grand jury case

  May 27, 2010 4:23 PM

  Pueblo District Judge Dennis Maes has ruled a special prosecutor's report related to a grand jury indictment of a Pueblo businessman can be released. Tonny Ianne was indicted on dozens of mortgage fraud counts last year. His attorney, Randy Jorgensen, was subsequently named as having a conflict of interest... more »

• INDICTMENT INCLUDED: Former State Fair employee indicted on 5 felony counts

  May 13, 2010 1:49 PM

  Read the Grand Jury Indictment News First 5 is uncovering even more allegations against a former state fair executive. It involves state money and a close friend of the executive. The friend has also been indicted by a grand jury in a separate case - involving arson. Michael... more »

• Ianne report still not released

  April 23, 2010 5:40 PM

  A special prosecutor's report into the grand jury proceedings that resulted in indictments against Pueblo businessman Tony Ianne was to have been released Friday, but last week the Pueblo District Attorney's Office filed a motion to keep it private. It's the latest chapter in a convoluted mortgage fraud case.... more »

• Man indicted in asbestos scam

  April 15, 2010 12:45 PM

  Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced Thursday that attorneys from the Criminal Justice Section have secured an indictment from the Statewide Grand Jury against a Parker man suspected of contributing to the release of a hazardous substance by misleading state officials. According to the indictment, Michael Merit, 45, falsely... more »

• Man indicted for blowing up mailboxes

  April 8, 2010 6:21 PM

  A Texas prosecutor says a man accused of planting 36 explosive devices across east Texas caused fear that was "nothing short of domestic terrorism." Prosecutor Brit Featherston says, "Today that fear stops." Larry North was indicted yesterday on charges of possessing an illegal firearm or destructive device. He... more »

• Transcripts to be released in Ianne indictment

  April 2, 2010 6:02 PM

  A Pueblo District Judge ruled Friday afternoon that hundreds of pages of testimony that resulted in an indictment against Pueblo businessman Tony Ianne may be released to the defense. The scene, in Judge David Crockenburg's court was unusual, with six attorneys present, plus another on the phone. Ianne was... more »

• Indictment: Hackers steal and sell $25 million worth of tickets

  March 1, 2010 1:46 PM

  Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say four California men made more than $25 million reselling tickets to concerts and sporting events they acquired by hacking into Ticketmaster.com and other Web sites. Prosecutors say the men fraudulently obtained more than a million tickets. Authorities in Newark charged 40-year-old Kenneth Lowson,... more »

• Pair indicted in Colorado dragged dog case

  January 26, 2010 3:20 PM

  A brother and a sister have been indicted on federal charges stemming from a dog that was dragged to death at Colorado National Monument. Steven Romero faces one count of aggravated animal cruelty, a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. His sister, Melissa Lockhart, faces... more »