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GOP Operative Charged with Tax Crimes

By | 09.26.06 | 8:52 am

A key Colorado political operative linked to the GOP fundraising committee, Trailhead Group, LLC, faces federal tax charges in connection with an unrelated business deal.

Scott Shires was charged with three counts [PDF] of willfully failing to…

Will the Real Trailhead Group Stand Up?

By | 09.23.06 | 1:18 pm

This week the Republican Trailhead Group announced that it has a new and improved name. Perhaps the Denver-based political hit squad thinks that will make all of their troubles disappear – including complaints alleging possible money laundering filed with…

Senate Majority Fund Faces Possible Investigation for Undisclosed Money

By | 09.22.06 | 11:05 am

A well-connected Republican political fundraising group faces scrutiny by state and federal officials for a series of financial transactions that have been characterized in one formal complaint to the Colorado Secretary of State as a money-laundering scheme.

Last week,…

Suthers Ignored Trailhead Violation Of Foreign LLC Law

By | 09.19.06 | 4:46 pm

Trailhead, the 527 group that is funding negative campaign tactics designed to favor of Republican political candidates across Colorado, anyway, is a Delaware limited liability company.  As noted here, previously, it didn’t obtain a certificate of authority  to…

UPDATED: New Complaint Filed Against Trailhead Alleging Money Laundering

By | 09.18.06 | 9:07 pm

Clear Peak Colorado filed issued a press release regarding a complaint this afternoon with Colorado Secretary of State Gigi Dennis alleging that a series of fund transfers – first reported by Colorado Confidential in its story on Friday, September 15…

Curiouser and Curiouser

By | 09.17.06 | 8:43 pm

Some very troubling concerns have come to light about one charitable beneficiary of Denver-based The Trailhead Group, LLC – one of the largest pro-Republican political committees in the country.

On March 6, 2006, Trailhead claims to have written a…

Morse Ads Spark Criminal Inquiry

By | 09.13.06 | 12:57 pm

One Colorado Springs radio station has yanked a Trailhead Group-sponsored ad and the 4th Judicial District Attorney is investigating whether the Denver-based 527 organization has broken state law that prohibits false statements about political candidates.

SD Candidate Gail Schwartz Confronts Trailhead

By | 09.11.06 | 12:50 am

The Republicans must be running scared in Senate District 5 where Democratic challenger Gail Schwartz is squaring off against Republican incumbent Lew Entz. Evidently Trailhead has been called in to save Entz’s bid for re-election, according to the Schwartz…

Morse Demands Halt to Trailhead Attacks

By | 09.01.06 | 12:19 pm

Crying foul over false content, the John Morse for Senate campaign is demanding that Trailhead Group-sponsored radio spots attacking him as “incompetent” be pulled off the air.

No Money For Beauprez, Tons For Trailhead

By | 07.18.06 | 11:41 am

Democrat Bill Ritter out raised his Republican challenger for Governor by a 2-1 ratio in the first weeks of July, closing the total cash advantage Beauprez has long held down to $100,000.

This continues Ritter’s recent fundraising prowess…