{"id":38978,"date":"2023-09-28T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=38978"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:23:21","slug":"former-adams-county-sheriffs-officials-accused-of-falsifying-state-mandated-training-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/former-adams-county-sheriffs-officials-accused-of-falsifying-state-mandated-training-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Adams County Sheriff’s officials accused of falsifying state-mandated training records"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three former executive staff members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office have been charged with forgery and conspiracy in a scheme to falsify records for state-mandated training they did not complete, state Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

The attorney general’s office accused former Adams County Sheriff Richard Reigenborn, former Undersheriff Thomas McLallen and former Division Chief Michael Bethel of signing training rosters for classes they did not attend and submitting training certificates to Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training “an attempt to count these fictitious trainings towards their 2021 mandatory annual training hours,” according to a news release.<\/p>\n

Bethel also allegedly used McLallen’s online account password to complete training for McLallen on his account.<\/p>\n

A letter an Adams County sheriff’s commander sent to the state’s standards and training agency stated the three officials conducted this “scheme” in December 2021, according to the arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n

Without counting the fraudulent trainings, Reigenborn and McLallen lacked the hours needed to meet in-service training requirements for 2021.<\/p>\n

Colorado peace officers are required to complete at least 24 hours annually of in-service training, according to the news release.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement agencies could lose grant funding if it is found to be out of compliance with training rules due to officers failing to complete the required training, according to the news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cA foundation of effective policing is reliable and sound training,” Weiser said. “Well-trained officers build community trust and confidence in law enforcement. We\u2019ll continue to take seriously any allegation of efforts to disregard state-mandated training or submit fraudulent training records to (Peace Officer Standards and Training).”<\/p>\n

All three are charged with felony counts of forgery, attempt to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit forgery, and conspiracy to attempt to influence a public servant. The cases are filed in Denver District Court.<\/p>\n

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