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Brewery says it caught thieving co-owner on tape: “Nobody at Joyride is aware”
A bankrupt Edgewater brewery claims to have audio recordings in which its former general manager boasts of filching hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company.

Barnes & Noble is top bidder for Tattered Cover, source says
After a 53-year run, Tattered Cover may not be an independent bookstore much longer.

Hotdog joint booted from Ball Arena, sued for $870K in unpaid fees
Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, a quirky hotdog restaurant in Ballpark, was kicked out of Ball Arena in October for not paying sponsorship fees and is now being sued for $868,000.

Eight interested in buying Tattered Cover ahead of June 12 auction
Eight people or companies have expressed interest in buying some or all of Tattered Cover ahead of a June 10 bid deadline and June 12 auction date, the company said.

Feds say former LoDo hotel owner defrauded pandemic program of $450K
Amin Suliaman, a former hotel owner in Denver, has been charged with defrauding the government by using public money for personal purchases, feds say.

Record scratch: Vinyl Me, Please fires and sues CEO, CFO over RiNo plant
Denver record company Vinyl Me, Please has fired its top executives and sued them for allegedly funneling company funds to their pricy pet project in RiNo.

Trial pits tiny home CEO against customer whose deposit was taken
A judge in Centennial is weighing whether the sole owner of a tiny home construction company can be held personally liable for the alleged theft of a customer’s deposit.

Denver-area Indian restaurant duped investors out of $380K, state says
State regulators say that a local Indian restaurant with one location used “half-truths and lies” to sell investors on its grandiose plans for a nationwide expansion before spending the $380,000...

Family law firm in DTC accuses its attorney of competing against it
A family law firm in the Denver Tech Center is accusing a former employee of “clandestinely” working for his own firm on company time and enlisting a paralegal in his...

Bank sues Aspenite Dan Burrell for $18M, tries to foreclose on $39M home
A second bank has sued the wealthy Aspenite Dan Burrell for not repaying an eight-figure loan and is asking a judge to let it take a $39 million house of...