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First-degree forgery is a class 5 felony. A person commits forgery if, with intent to defraud, they falsely completed, made, or altered a written instrument which is or is supposed to be money, stock, bonds, a deed, a will, a check, a public record, a written instrument created or issued by a public office or government agency, or tokens, transfers or other articles designed for payment of public transportation (for example, RTD transfers). There are many ways to violate the forgery statute. For example, it would constitute forgery to falsify community service hours, or to alter and then display a temporary license plate.
In order to be convicted of forgery, it is not necessary for you to have been the person who prepared the forged instrument. The prosecution does not have to prove that you mailed the false instrument or specifically directed someone else to do so on your behalf.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many changes in the everyday lives of people all over the world, but it’s also inspired some people to break the law…in very odd ways.
People have reported being stopped by police officers in two Colorado cities to check if they were obeying stay-at-home orders. The police impersonators went as far as to ask for the driver’s license, proof of insurance, and car registration.
An outbreak of coronavirus in a Colorado prison facility has led to one of the largest isolated total positive cases in the state. According to CPR news, Sterling Correctional Facility is now testing all inmates after 138 people came back positive – and more are still awaiting results.
Coronavirus has changed the everyday lives of people in so many ways, and especially those inside the criminal justice system. In response
When people think of embezzlement, they often associate it with schemes that steal millions of dollars, but those aren’t the only the high-profile embezzlement cases that make the news. In January 2020, the Colorado Sun reported the sentencing of an embezzlement case where the defendant was sentenced to six years in prison for pleading guilty for theft between $100,000 and $1 million.
In the grand scheme of things that may
