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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DaVita steered poor dialysis patients to private insurers to pump up profits, lawsuit says
Dialysis giant DaVita is accused in a federal lawsuit of misleading shareholders in an elaborate effort to inflate its financials by intentionally steering poor patients toward private insurers that paid...

Pilot who buzzed De Beque Canyon in fighter jet, snapping power lines, gets sued in federal court
The pilot and passenger of a military-style fighter jet that buzzed along De Beque Canyon and snapped a number of power lines in May 2015 are being sued by the...

Attorney should have stayed with Aaron Thompson after indictment, state argues in appeal hearing
Convicted child abuser Aaron Thompson's appeal that he was denied his constitutional right to the lawyer of his choice might have a shot if noted defense attorney David Lane had...

Colorado says it wants at least $16 million from Castle in foreclosure lawsuit
Colorado’s attorney general’s office says former foreclosure titan Larry Castle, his wife and two businesses in which he allegedly held a financial interest should have to pay about $16 million...

64 lawsuits in two months: Are recent ADA suits “drive-by” litigation or a tool to help the disabled?
A gubernatorial appointee who chairs the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council has filed dozens of lawsuits against small businesses over the past two months claiming they violate federal disability laws.

Bill to refund exonerated defendants sails through committee
A proposal that would allow exonerated criminal defendants to collect refunds of the court costs and fees they paid sailed through a legislative committee Tuesday and heads to the full...

State commission votes to investigate real estate business ties
Colorado’s Real Estate Commission on Tuesday called for an investigation into the findings of a Denver Post investigation that raised questions about real estate brokers who share office space with...

Aaroné Thompson’s father appeals 114-year sentence on constitutional grounds
Lawyers for Aaron Thompson say the 114-year sentence he received -- much of it for the death of his daughter, Aaroné -- should be tossed because he was not allowed...

What 10 key opinions by Neil Gorsuch say about his judicial mindset
Neil Gorsuch’s conservative credentials are evident in rulings from his decade-plus tenure on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. Here’s a look at a handful of his...

Donald Trump nominates Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
The selection gives Neil Gorsuch, a fourth-generation Coloradan, a chance to become the state’s first high-court justice since Byron White retired in 1993.