Colorado Law Compass

Colorado Man Goes to Prison for Lying on Loan Application

Seems like no big deal, doesn’t it?  What harm could there be in lying on a loan application?  While the story below does seem pretty severe, if a lender finds out that you lied on a loan application, there will be consequences.  You could lose your loan or be sued for the amount of the [...]

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Proposed Colorado Laws to Get Tough on Drunk Driving

With the new Colorado legislative sessions starting soon, news is percolating about potential bills.  If proposed legislation makes it into law, an additional 7,000 Colorado drivers will face mandatory jail sentences. Boulder Representative Claire Levy hopes that the measures will bring consistency to the sentencing laws.  However, the new laws are not without consequences.  Estimates of [...]

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Colorado Businessman Sentenced in Mortgage Scam

Marc Strodtman was sentenced yesterday in Weld County District Court in Greeley for his role in a mortgage scam.  He got 31 years. Strodtman was convicted in November 2009 for 11 counts of felony theft, 11 counts of felony forgery and one count of racketeering under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.  He was accused of [...]

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