RBC | “I’m trying to thread a needle here, while having an upset public, without screwing up a process — a legal process and investigation,” said Alden Vanden Brink, director of the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD). He spoke to the HT regarding the ongoing FBI investigation into the[Read More…]
Tag: Fraud
Jury finds Striegel liable for breach
W.C. Striegel, Inc., a 75-year-old pipeline construction company located in Rangely, Colorado, prevailed in its lawsuit against its founder and former President Larry (Bud) Striegel for breaching his fiduciary duties. The lawsuit was brought derivatively on behalf of W.C. Striegel, Inc. by one of its minority shareholders, William R. Willis.[Read More…]
RBWCD engages special counsel for lost funds, drafts CORA policy
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) voted to engage Denver-based law firm Otteson Shapiro as special counsel to help recover lost CCITF funds. “They are moving forward with filing our claim with the Colorado Special Districts Association, property and liability pool and also with ColoTrust to help[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanking Dish Network for help
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dish Network and its fraud department for taking the time to listen to what happened to me and then go one step further by transferring me to its fraud department so they could take a report of my incident[Read More…]
Rangely incident brings warning of fraud for all in Rio Blanco County
RBC I When a telemarketer called Rangely resident René Harden last week, it seemed a little strange. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) prohibits sales calls before 8 a.m. and after 9 p.m., and this one was made close to 9:30 p.m. The representative, who claimed to[Read More…]