Attempt to Influence a Public Servant is charged when someone is accused of lying to alter a public servant’s action. In what seems to a be a really wild revenge plot gone wrong, a woman is facing Attempt to Influence a Public Servant charges after she made a report that a Colorado councilwoman had inappropriate contact with her own 2-year-old son. According to the report, the woman charged was, at the time, a social worker, who was angry that the councilwoman criticized her girlfriend, who was the chief of police at that time. Through an investigation, it was determined that the councilwoman had been falsely accused and that the ex-social worker had the motive to do the accusing. Then, in a seriously strange turn of events, the former social worker claimed she had cancer and was nonverbal as a result of the tumors. However, it was concluded that she forged the medical documentation and used images from Google to support this claim. At the latest court appearance, her new attorney noted that she was fit to stand trial.
Larimer County Attempt to Influence a Public Servant Lawyer: Definition of Attempt to Influence a Public Servant in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Attempt to Influence a Public Servant – C.R.S. 18-8-306 – is:
In Colorado, ‘Public Servant’ is defined as
It’s likely the charge was from filing the false report and the public servant is whoever received that report and had to investigate. There was a period of time, before the note was added that providing false identifying information to police is False Reporting, where officers were choosing to file the felony Attempt to Influence a Public Servant in these types of cases.
Possible Sentence for Revenge Plot Turned Criminal Attempt to Influence a Public Servant Case in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park, Attempt to Influence a Public Servant is a class 4 felony. This level felony is punishable by 2 to 6 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $500,000 in fines. That doesn’t get into how the Court will address the woman’s alleged false documentation about cancer to get out of the criminal charges. It’s a wild case for sure.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Attempt to Influence a Public Servant, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free initial consultation. We also practice in Greeley and Weld County. Click HERE to visit our Weld County website. Together, we can protect your future.
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