The former deputy director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been charged with embezzlement of public property, misdemeanor theft and computer crime.
The Adams County district attorney’s office said that it has been appointed special prosecutor of Peter “Pete” Bramley Mang, 60, who for years was second in command of the CBI.
Pam Russell, spokesman for the Jefferson County district attorney’s office, said that an individual in the CBI filed a complaint with the Jefferson County district attorney’s office.
That office conducted the investigation but then recused itself and asked for a special prosecutor, she said.
Adams County District Attorney Don Quick took over the case and the prosecution, said Russell.
CBI spokesman Lance Clem said that Mang was with the CBI for 30 years and served as deputy director for 14 years.
Clem said that the Jefferson County district attorney’s office recused itself because the former head of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Peter Weir, is now a member of Jefferson County DA Scott Storey’s staff. In his job as head of the Department of Public Safety, Weir oversaw the CBI.
Russell said that Mang was issued a summons concerning the incident and that details of the alleged crimes are not spelled out in the summons.
Krista Flannigan, spokeswoman for the Adams County district attorney, said she could not address the specific allegations other than to verify the charges.
Clem said he believed Mang retired from the CBI in August 2009. The crimes allegedly occurred from August 2009 until April 2010.
The computer crime, a misdemeanor, alleges “unauthorized access” by Mang.
Mang’s attorney is Natalie Decker. Neither she nor Mang could be reached for comment.
A court hearing is scheduled for Dec. 2.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com.
