BRIGHTON, Colo.—Adams County prosecutors have charged the county assessor with nine counts of official misconduct, alleging he improperly lowered the property taxes of one of his campaign contributors.
Prosecutors say Assessor Gil Reyes is accused of having the appraisal values of nine warehouses owned by Majestic Realty Co. lowered in 2005 and 2007, without following protocol. A state investigation last year concluded the warehouses weren’t valued correctly.
In August, Reyes pleaded guilty to not reporting gifts after accepting baseball tickets from an executive of Majestic Realty. The Denver Post has reported Majestic saved more than $800,000 when it had $23 million shaved from the value of its warehouses.
Reyes was out of the office Friday afternoon for a child’s graduation events and wasn’t available for comment.
