U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan said the sentence is the longest to date in federal court in Colorado for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
Cole Finegan
Silverman: Club Q victims deserve better law enforcement and criminal justice. Let the feds take over.
El Paso County law enforcement bears responsibility for enormous errors with the Club Q gunman
Durango & Silverton railroad will pay feds $20 million for 416 fire damage, stop using coal to power summer trains
By Aedan Hannon, The Durango Herald The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and its parent company, American Heritage Railways, will pay $20 million to settle a federal lawsuit stemming from the 416 fire. Separately, lawyers for 40 La Plata and San Juan county businesses and landowners that sued the tourist railway to recoup losses […]
Biden nominates Cole Finegan to be the next top federal prosecutor in Colorado
Cole Finegan will be nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Colorado’s next U.S. attorney, an important position in which he would direct how federal law enforcement approaches the state’s legal marijuana industry. Finegan, whose nomination was announced by the White House, is a known quantity in Colorado’s Democratic political circles. He served as […]
Jason Dunn, Colorado’s top federal prosecutor, will resign Feb. 28
Colorado’s U.S. attorney, Jason Dunn, plans to resign as the Biden administration prepares to appoint new top federal prosecutors. Dunn, an appointee of President Donald Trump, said resignation will be effective Feb. 28. He joined the U.S. attorney’s office in 2018, and he declined to speak of his future plans. “Serving as United States Attorney […]
Here are the three finalists —including Denver’s city attorney — to be Colorado’s next top federal prosecutor
Denver’s city attorney and a well-connected lawyer who is managing partner at one of the Mile High City’s most prominent legal firms have been recommended by Colorado’s two U.S. Senators to be the state’s next top federal prosecutor. The three finalists to be Colorado’s new U.S. attorney, submitted by Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John […]