The District Attorney's Office prosecutes those who violate state law.  Colorado is divided into twenty-two Judicial Districts. Jefferson and Gilpin counties make up the First Judicial District. In the First Judicial District, the DA's Office is committed to partnering with community and law enforcement agencies to address the challenges that face our communities, particularly crime against the most vulnerable of our citizens, our children and older adults.

Got a Problem?  CASE Fraud Hotline (303)271-6980 or e-mail: casefraudline@jeffco.us. CASE is a partnership of the District Attorney's Office and the communities of the First Judicial District committed to preventing fraud and financial exploitation of older adults.

True story: An elderly victim of identify theft (his Social Security Number was taken from a document at a previous employer and used without his knowledge) received an IRS notice that they were refusing his tax refund request.  CASE staff provided assistance in handling the identity theft as well as following up with Social Security and the IRS.  The case has since been resolved with the IRS and out-of-state creditors. For more CASE success stories click here.

CASE Seminars 2006:    November

Consumer Fraud Alerts: Knowledge is the best prevention.

Fraud WARNING! Foreign Lottery Scams are on the rise. "The people that call us before they deposit the check, or wire the funds are the luck ones." Read more about the latest scams and what you can do to protect yourself.

Colorado is ranked 5th in the country for identity theft, for the second year in a row, according to Federal Trade Commission statistics for 2005. Colorado is one of only two states in the US without an identity theft law.  Our legislature is currently considering such a law to help prosecutors more aggressively prosecute these thieves. For more information on identity theft statistics, click here.   While 24% of the identity cases reported involve credit card fraud, "mailboxing", which is stealing your mail to gain your personal information, is also problem.  District Attorney Scott Storey recommends you never leave mail in your box overnight, or put outgoing mail with any personal or financial information in your box. For more helpful information on how to prevent mail theft, click here.

Fraud alert  Knowledge is the best prevention!

Test Your Fraud IQ  Are you prepared?

Did you know that 30 million children access the Internet daily?    CSOII, Child Sex Offender Internet Investigations, is a recent project of DA Scott Storey, designed to help protect children from sexual predators by educating parents and kids about the dangers of the Internet.  For more information about educational programs available for parents and children contact Investigator Mike Harris at 303 271-6800

Internet Safety Since beginning internet investigations, Investigator Mike Harris has been nationally recognized for his efforts to keep children safe from cyber sexual predators. Plus, do your kid's PMs have you confused? Check out the Internet Shorthand list.

MYSPACE.COM--It looks innocent enough. It says it's "a place for friends."  But District Attorney Scott Storey is warning parents and visitors to the site to beware. Click here for more information.