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Mark Hurlbert: Corrupt Prosecutor

When it was reported that District Attorney Mark Hurlbert dismissed felony charges against a rich banker who slammed into a bicyclist, I wondered if Hurlbert had accepted a bribe.  Hurlbert has high political aspirations, and recently ran for State Senator.  Perhaps the rich banker promised  generous campaign contributions in exchange for dismissing felony charges?  It seems that Hurlbert  must be accepting bribes.  No other explanation makes sense. Although I haven't seen any envelopes with cash, I have seen how Hurlbert treated other Colorado criminal cases.  Two women lost their jobs after being charged with felonies for switching race cards at a race: DA Mark Hurlbert filed felony criminal-impersonation charges against two veteran Vail, Colorado, mountain bike racers, Wendy Lyall and Katie Brazelton, after an injured Brazelton, 40, gave her registration materials and entry number to her friend, Lyall, 36, so she could race Does that seem like a serious crime to you?  Why is this even a criminal matter for a prosecutor rather than a civil matter for race organizers?  Yet Hurlbert treated the case as a serious matter...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on November 07, 2010 (boomark / email).