Fraud - The Journal

Man linked to Pagosa hot springs gets 18 months for tax evasion

Ex-race car driver had didn’t report payments from Pagosa resort

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case

At least 13 have pleaded guilty; one faces $1.14 million restitution

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office warns of IRS phone scam

Multiple reports of fraudulent calls in the region

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

3 La Plata County residents suspected of stealing nearly $140,000 from elderly man

Caregiver allegedly wrote checks in his name to daughter, son-in-law

DATE: Jul 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute fraud case grows to $1.1 million

Three more plead guilty; 11 people now involved

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute fraud grows to $793,000

Employees dispersed unauthorized checks; more charges likely

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Phone scams target residents as tax season nears

Automated calls demand payment, threaten arrest

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Counterfeit bills reported in Montezuma County

Fake bills showed up in Dolores, Cortez

DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seven charged in Towaoc check scheme

At least one Ute Mountain Ute check cashed at casino

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County sheriff warns residents of phone scam

A man is attempting to swindle residents by telephoning them and falsely identifying himself as “Deputy Walker,” of the sheriff’s citation and warrant service, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s...

DATE: Apr 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Election crimes bill is killed

Concerns about coercing voters, selling ballots

DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

There’s a new angle to the LPEA scam

Scammers targeting La Plata Electric Association customers over allegedly past-due bills are taking a more sophisticated approach. Businesses in Archuleta and La Plata counties ar...

DATE: Jan 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business