Feds eye civil penalties as judge delays Ruffatto sentencing June 20, 2017 by Rone Tempest 1 Comment Prosecutors could seek $17 million in addition to repayment, 3 years’ prison as judge delays fraudster's sentencing.
Attorneys seek leniency for Ruffatto in Two Elk fraud case March 14, 2017 by Rone Tempest 13 Comments Two Elk promoter faces five-year term for spending federal grant funds on jewelry, carpets, and his 10-bathroom, $13-million home in suburban Denver.