Friday - March 27, 2026

Federal Tipoffs Involving Colorado

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Colo. U.S. Attorney: Colorado Springs Nurse Practitioner Agrees to Pay $90K to Resolve Allegations of Improper Prescribing of Controlled Substances
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced that Monica Preston, N.P., has agreed to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations that she unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, including dangerous opioids and drug combinations, in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and False Claims Act. The United States alleges that Ms. Preston, while  more
Fires From Above: MARFOR SPACECOM Fuels New Strategies at Fire Support Rehearsal Exercise
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2024: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - U.S. Marines from across the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) converged with service members from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) to refine space fires procedures during Marine Forces Space Command's (MARFORSPACE) Fire Support Rehearsal Exercise (FSRE) hosted at Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) from Nov. 18- 22, 2024. The FSRE served as a critical te  more
Litigation: SEC Charges Ian Bell With Defrauding Professional Athletes, Others in Fraudulent Day-Trading Scheme
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-03403; D. Colo. filed Dec. 9, 2024) involving Ian G. Bell: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Denver resident Ian G. Bell with securities fraud for lying to investors and misappropriating their funds in connection with a fraudulent day-trading scheme. The SEC's complaint alleges that, between July 2020 and March 2023, Bell raised more than $1.3 million fro  more