Your Guide to Internet Luring Charges in Colorado
Jun 29
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Internet Crimes | Internet Luring of Child | Sex Crimes

Members of the Cherry Creek School District have read unsettling headlines in the past few weeks. A bus driver in the community was charged with internet luring of a child. The man is currently on administrative leave.

An undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl connected with the bus driver on the Whisper app. In addition to sending sexual messages to the supposed teenager, he agreed to pick her up from school and “see where it goes from there.” He [...]

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Think a Colorado DUI Is Bad? Try Child Abuse
Jun 20
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Child Abuse

A DUI conviction is devastating. It can be life-altering in many ways. That said, if you are arrested for a DUI with a child passenger, you’ll face a whole new level of ramifications.

You are not only subject to severe criminal and civil penalties of an underlying DUI, (an average cost of $13,000). You will likely incur the separate, and potentially much more severe charge of a child abuse. Under Colorado child abuse law, driving drunk with a child in [...]

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Colorado Drug Trafficking Charge? Ways to Fight Back
Jun 17
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Trafficking

Colorado drug industry is big business, and when law enforcement talks about being tough on crime, they mean extra tough on illegal traffickers.

Drug trafficking charges are treated more seriously – and carry far heavier penalties – than possession, sale, and manufacturing charges.

If you are facing trafficking accusations, remember that you are innocent until proven guilty. Fighting back can be intimidating, but it can be (and has been) done.

In today’s post, we share the five most common defense [...]

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Colorado Fraud Charges: An Overview
Jun 5
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Fraud | White Collar Crimes

Fraud encompasses a wide variety of white-collar crimes, but the majority involve intentionally deceiving someone for personal gain.

Over the last few years, we’ve seen an exponential increase in digital and wire communications fraud, but offenses still frequently occur via phone and regular postal mail as well.

If you have found yourself entangled in fraudulent activity – for whatever reason – you may benefit from the knowledgeable legal advice of a Colorado fraud attorney.

For now, today’s post can provide [...]

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Want to Get Your Colorado Restraining Order Lifted? Here’s How
Jun 1
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Restraining Orders

Restraining orders can have a serious impact on your day-to-day life. You might have to change your commute, move out of your home, or stay away from the people you love most.

You’ve done the time for your mistakes (or perhaps shouldn’t have been given the order in the first place), so how do you get back to your normal life?

In today’s post, we share the five steps you need to take to successfully have your Colorado restraining order [...]

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