Investigative Reporter
David Migoya
David writes investigative projects and has been at The Denver Post since 1999. He was a founding member of the investigations team before moving on to write about banking, finance, human services and consumer affairs, then returned to investigations. David has also worked at publications in New York City, St. Louis and Detroit over a 38-year career.
His work has been recognized by Investigative Reporters & Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Scripps Howard Foundation, the Society of Business Editors and Writers, and the National Association of Real Estate Editors. His 2018 expose about hidden court cases across Colorado was chosen as the state's best by the Colorado Press Association.
David is fluent in Spanish.
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CU Foundation donor says poor money management has cost it $1 billion
A longtime multimillion-dollar donor to the University of Colorado Foundation says the foundation invested its funds so poorly over the past decade that it's shorted itself and the university of...

Colorado Judicial Department ran internal ruse to keep lid on $2.5 million contract, sources say
Colorado Judicial Department officials were so intent on keeping the lid on a $2.5 million contract going to its former chief of staff in early 2019 that they ran an...

Former Colorado Chief Justice Coats under investigation
Inquiry is the third into allegations that $2.5 million contract was a quid-pro-quo deal

Contract to investigate Colorado judicial department still not awarded
More than a month after eight companies submitted bids to investigate Colorado’s judicial department — and five months after The Denver Post exposed the problems that led to the inquiry...

Polis signs metro district reform into law; critics say it’s not enough
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed into law a bill that makes substantive changes to how metro districts operate in Colorado, but not as many as reformists have called for.

Second STEM School shooter found guilty of murder in death of Kendrick Castillo
A Douglas County District Court jury on Tuesday convicted STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter Devon Erickson of first-degree felony murder for killing classmate Kendrick Castillo, ensuring a lifetime in prison...

Jury in STEM School shooting murder trial to begin its deliberations
A Douglas County jury will begin deliberating Tuesday in the Colorado murder trial of alleged STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter Devon Erickson.

Defense rests in STEM School shooting trial, case to go to jury Monday
Accused STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter Devon Erickson – facing life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree felony murder – told a judge Friday that he will not...

Accused STEM School shooter might have unintentionally shot Kendrick Castillo, CU prof testifies
Defense lawyers for accused STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter Devon Erickson began their case Thursday with testimony from a University of Colorado Boulder professor who said the shot that killed...

STEM School shooter testifies that videos, police interviews were ruse to protect co-defendant
Through sobs and tears, convicted STEM School Highlands Ranch killer Alec McKinney testified Wednesday that videos he made of Devon Erickson before the school shooting, and the details McKinney later...