UPDATE #2: The Grand Junction Sentinel’s Charles Ashby:
Bruce deposited $2 million in an account for the group, which earned interest in the amount of $38,000 in 2005, $55,000 in 2006, and $85,000 in 2007, which Bruce failed to report to state and federal taxing authorities as income. During those time periods, Bruce used these funds as his own.
Bruce also was indicted for filing a false tax return on income he earned during the 2005 tax year and failing to file a tax return concerning income he earned during the 2006 and 2007 tax years, and on attempts to influence a public servant, a class-four felony and the most serious charge Bruce faced.
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UPDATE: FOX 31’s Eli Stokols:
Prosecutors say Bruce evaded his tax responsibilities by funneling his income through a non-profit that he created in 2001 called Active Citizens Together, and failing to report that income to the Department of Revenue.
He faces up to 6 years in prison and $500,000 in fines when he is sentenced on Feb. 13, 2012.
He must also surrender his US passport within 36 hours after prosecutors argued he is a flight risk… [Pols emphasis]
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Details coming, but that’s some sweet irony in the headline.
the world’s smallest fiddle.
in the dark and dusty alleyways of Somalia Springs tonight.
That’s all little over the top, isn’t it? Even for you?
but termed by one of our most conservative pollsters out of CS (unfortunately he hasn’t been around much of late).
Anywho, didn’t realize until just now that you ever read anything other besides the party screed — maybe miracles are possible? (or the ArapaBorg programmers are getting dangerously close to lifelike.)
…still quite the term for the lil’ Libertarian Paradise….
and please note that ArapaGOP has taken exception to what he considers your hyperbole.
BTW, nice to see you posting. In town for the holidays?
I just dropped off Pols for a while to concentrate on other things. But for this news, I had to come back for a quick peep of the postings.
Might have an announcement in January on the Veteran Front. IF everything holds together….
and please note that ArapaGOP has taken exception to what he considers your hyperbole.
BTW, nice to see you posting. In town for the holidays?
but it’s even better to hear from Dan. Welcome back buddy.
but it’s even better to hear from Dan. Welcome back buddy.
were worth the repeating.
Now that that’s over, any bets he won’t appeal?
How is this “irony” as opposed to “the opposite of irony and something really utterly predictable”?
Snark aside …
Any chance the Bruce conviction (and the Lobato appeal) could be used to help dismantle TABOR once and for all?
Son of Ref C/D anyone?
For the first silly liberal to tie the man, almost 20 years later, to a law spproved by vote of the people and overwhelmingly supported to this day.
Good luck with that!
are you saying the man can’t be tied to this law because Coloradans voted for it ?
You make no sense at all.
You’ll tie the Founding Fathers, more than 200 years later, to some document ratified by 2/3rds of the states at that time and overwhelmingly supported to this day.
Good luck with that!
GOP pollster Tarrance Group found 55% of Coloradans – and 61% of Colorado Springs respondents – favor repealing TABOR.
Link
And that’s one of the lower repeal rates among recent polls.
The people voted against TABOR 8 or 9 times. It should have a sunset provision so WTP get to vote every few years.
And the people have voted to undo TABOR too. They have failed every time (Amendment 59 I believe was the last example).
because of the single-issue law. So, um, no.
and you have to give a guy credit for becoming a verb that enters common usage.
Unfortunately, not here in El Paso County. We could not even pass a minor measure to clean up conflicts between the City of Colorado Springs TABOR and the state TABOR.
also took down Al Capone.
There are similarities.
Italian?
but he is a felon now.
And disbarment if he is still an authorized attorney anywhere. And public flogging. Also, do you think the death penalty would be cruel and unusual in these circumstances.
I can’t believe that some one finally got him. It’s been a long time coming. Someone above compared him to Al Capone. I think that’s right on point. Capone terrorized a city, Bruce terrorized a state for all these years.
Go back to California Doug, that is when you get out of jail.
Doug was a snake oil salesman and the voters here chose to believe his pitch. The final responsibility rests with the voters.
The voters were the fools.
He was never admitted in Colorado. He was accused of unauthorized practice of law in the last year or two in connection with coaching people at a court hearing.
My guess is that he goes to prison. His failure to take the charges seriously in his defense of himself shows that probation probably isn’t appropriate.
All the TABOR defenders out there need to think about the mind that wrote it. The labyrinthine ways TABOR messes with the workings of government take on a new meaning now that their creator is a convicted felon for tax evasion.
You have 36 hours before you have to turn over your passport. Leave now, you can be in Argentina by then.
Bye Bye!
Lets all pitch in for a one way to Mogadishu, where he really could test the strength of his concepts.
Did you not realize that pissing off everybody would not be a good way of living your life. May you have a good friend to help your long days be fun in the can.
It would explain a lot.
proves that you’re far too goodly hearted and much too quick to give folks the benefit of any doubt.
Sociopathic interpersonal manner is frequently described as sometimes charismatic and sometimes chilling, but not associated with public buffoonery and civic involvement that doesn’t bring you meaningful private benefit (as is the case in lots of his crusades).
He may very well be mentally ill, and certainly acts delusional at times, but he is a poor fit for a sociopath.
there are several different kinds of sociopaths. Charisma and coldness need not be present or noticeable; and given that it’s supposed that something like one out of every 1,000 people is a sociopath, I’d guess that those qualities may not even be noticed by a lot of people when they are.
It’s all conjecture, anyway. I’m not a psychologist or psychiatrist, and I believe you’re not, either. It makes for good conversation, but poor diagnosis.
http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html
“APD” and its’ broader market share may figure into the decision. Sounds like a great name to build a designer drug around.
Thanks for the link, Ralphie.
happens to be my kids favorite Christmas song as well.
Someday I want to buy you a beer and talk about Croatia Dan !
Reclaim the commons from Rush and Co.
also named Doug Bruce who has had trouble even getting job interviews because of his name
Something a bit more informal, where he can point out that he’s not that Doug Bruce!
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