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Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks find traction on Facebook

Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was tru...

DATE: Apr 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Woman’s lawsuit accuses funeral home of illegally harvesting mother’s body parts

La Plata County resident learned of incident from FBI

DATE: Jan 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Whittington didn’t report payments from resort or offshore accounts

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County residents targeted by phone scam

Scammers asking for money claim to be from Sheriff’s Office’s ‘warrants and citations division’

DATE: Sep 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case

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

DATE: Sep 16, 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 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Pagosa Springs man pleads guilty to tax fraud involving hot springs

Bill Whittington failed to report funds directed to him from business

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute fraud case grows to $1.1 million

Three more plead guilty; 11 people involved

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Embezzlement, money laundering case rocks tiny Towaoc

Ute Mountain Ute employees plead guilty; more charges likely

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Phone scams target La Plata County as tax season nears

Automated calls demand payment, threaten arrest

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winner sues Colorado lottery for millions over fixed jackpot

IOWA CITY, Iowa – A decade after Colorado engineer Amir Massihzadeh hit the lottery, two state agents visited him with stunning news: He was likely the only legitimate winner of a $4.8 milli...

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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