Tag: Colorado
Rodrigo Alarcon Palomares, Money Laundering, Colorado 2023
⏱ 2 min read Rodrigo Alarcon Palomares, a Mexican national and associate of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, has been indicted in Colorado for laundering drug proceeds through cryptocurrency. The indictment, handed down by a federal grand jury, alleges that Alarcon Palomares knowingly conducted financial transactions involving the conversion of drug proceeds into cryptocurrency, specifically in…
Emily Katherine Merrill, Wire Fraud, Colorado 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Texas woman, Emily Katherine Merrill, 41, has been accused of orchestrating a large-scale scam targeting two Colorado-based companies, resulting in the theft of over $3 million. Merrill allegedly worked as an accounting manager and controller for a Lafayette, Colorado company from July 2021 to November 2024, and as a financial…
Gregory L. Gramalegui, Futures Fraud, Colorado 2018
Gregory L. Gramalegui of Vail, Colorado, has been ordered to pay over $1.9 million in penalties and disgorgement for defrauding customers, making false statements, and violating a prior CFTC order, a Colorado federal court ruled on October 3, 2018. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought the federal enforcement action against Gramalegui, who operated under…
Dillon Michael Dean, Bitcoin Fraud, Colorado 2018
Central Islip, NY – On July 23, 2018, Dillon Michael Dean of Longmont, Colorado, was ordered by a New York federal court to pay over $1.9 million in penalties and restitution for a fraudulent scheme involving Bitcoin. The judgment, filed on July 9, 2018, also applies to Dean’s UK-registered company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited (TEH).…
Manuel Rocha, Filing a False Tax Return, Colorado 2026
BODY: Aurora, Colorado, resident Manuel Rocha is facing the music for his alleged role in cooking the books on his tax returns. The 40-year-old business owner pleaded guilty to filing a false personal tax return with the IRS, according to court documents. Rocha, who operated two businesses in Denver – Rocha’s Drain, a drain installation…
Nancy Maldonado Alvarez, Tax Fraud, Colorado 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nancy Maldonado Alvarez, a 43-year-old Mexican national, has been convicted of running a tax fraud scheme in Denver, Colorado, where she prepared false tax returns for clients, claiming refunds they weren’t entitled to. Alvarez owned and operated a tax preparation business in Denver, using it to fabricate business losses and claim…
Breonna Clark, Fraud, Colorado 2020
Denver resident Breonna Clark was ordered by a U.S. District Court in Colorado to pay $900,604 in restitution and penalties for operating a digital asset and forex Ponzi scheme, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced November 4, 2020. Clark, who also operated under the aliases Eliot Clark and Alexander Pak, fraudulently solicited funds from…
Euriah Hymes, Armed Robbery, Colorado 2024
⏱ 2 min read Euriah Hymes, a 23-year-old from Aurora, Colorado, went on a terrifying crime spree, committing 12 armed robberies of convenience stores across the Denver Metro area between January 17 and February 14, 2024. Hymes threatened workers with a gun, demanding cash and stealing tobacco products. The robberies spanned three counties, leaving a…
Dillon Michael Dean, Fraud, Colorado 2018
Dillon Michael Dean of Longmont, Colorado, is facing charges of fraud following a civil enforcement action filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 18, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The CFTC alleges Dean and his company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, engaged in a scheme…
Breonna Clark, Fraud, Colorado 2020
Denver resident Breonna Clark has been accused of fraud by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on February 14, 2020. Clark, along with Venture Capital Investments Ltd., allegedly defrauded approximately 72 U.S. residents out of $534,829. The CFTC alleges that…
