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GOLDEN — Former Jefferson County Treasurer Mark Paschall’s trial on charges related to an alleged kickback plan has been moved to February.
District Judge Randall Arp granted the continuance Tuesday after Paschall’s attorney, David Lane, submitted a new character witness list Monday – a day before the trial was set to begin.
The timing did not give prosecutors time to interview the witnesses and find rebuttal witnesses, Arp said.
Paschall, 53, waived his right to a speedy trial.
He was indicted in January on two felonies – attempted felony theft and compensation for past official behavior.
Paschall is accused of offering a former top aide a $25,000 bonus and demanding that she pay him $9,000 out of post-tax proceeds.
