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Defendants in organized crime case say wealthy businessman pursuing them had a secret weapon: The DA
In an arrangement one legal expert later called the type that “breeds cynicism in the criminal justice system,” the lawyer Blue Ocean Enterprises paid to lobby for criminal charges jumped from his private practice to join the government’s prosecution team.
Editor's Note: Part one of a two-part investigation. Read part two here.
Colorado water rights are a complex subject.
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Christopher Osher
Christopher Osher is a senior investigative reporter and editor for Colorado Watch. His work as an investigative reporter has regularly spurred reform and meaningful change in Colorado in the form of criminal investigations and criminal charges, new laws and regulations, resignations and legislative initiatives. He formerly was an investigative reporter at The Denver Post and worked at newspapers in Virginia, Iowa, Ohio, Arkansas and Pennsylvania before arriving in Denver in 2005. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, where he learned under the guidance of Roy Reed, who covered the civil rights movement for The New York Times. His work has garnered numerous state, regional and national awards, including a 2012 selection as the best in government reporting by Governing magazine, a 3rd place National Headliner award in 2013, a Best in the West investigative reporting award in 2013 and a 3rd place public service award from the National Society of Professional Journalists in 2011. He also was a leading contributor to work that was a 2012 finalist for an IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors) Freedom of Information award for “Failed to Death,” a series of stories exposing the deaths of Colorado children under the watch of the state’s child protective system. Contact Christopher at chris.osher@gazette.com
David Migoya
David was a founding member of the investigations team at The Denver Post and worked on investigative projects there from 1999 until 2021, when he joined the Colorado Watch team. He has also worked at publications in New York City, St. Louis and Detroit over a 39-year career. His work has been recognized by Investigative Reporters & Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Society of Business Editors and Writers, and the National Association of Real Estate Editors. His 2018 expose about hidden court cases across Colorado was chosen as the state's best work of journalism by the Colorado Press Association. Contact David at david.migoya@gazette.com
Jenny Deam
Jenny Deam joined the Denver Gazette in October 2022 as a senior investigative reporter making a return to her beloved state. She previously was a national health care reporter based in Washington D.C. for ProPublica. She has also worked as an investigative and business reporter at the Houston Chronicle, a Denver-based special correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and a reporter for the Denver Post, the Tampa Bay Times and the Kansas City Star. She is a two-time Gerald Loeb Award finalist in 2016 and 2020 for her coverage of the health insurance industry and medical billing irregularities. Her narrative story about a woman going into labor in rising water was part of the Houston Chronicle's team coverage of Hurricane Harvey named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2018. She was a two-time first place winner of the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Award for business coverage, and first place winner in same contest for specialty writing. She also was a first-place winner in the national Silver Gavel Award and a third-place winner in the National Headliners Award for health and science reporting. She is a graduate of Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., and lives in Aurora.
Contact Jenny at jenny.deam@gazette.com