Specialized investigations · Statements that hold up
Malfeasance Press Release Services in Colorado
Once misconduct inside a Colorado organization becomes known, leadership has to say something to employees, customers, donors or reporters. Delator Group does not write spin. We verify every factual claim in a planned statement against the records and interviews, flag anything the evidence cannot yet support and give counsel a sourced file behind each sentence.
- Each claim traced to a source
- Unsupported statements flagged early
- Built for review by counsel
- $100/hrStandard investigative rate
- WrittenScope and price before work starts
- 75+Designated investigative specialties
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Quick answer
What do malfeasance press release services include?
We review a draft statement line by line and match each factual claim, such as dates, amounts, titles and actions taken, to a document, filing or interview. Claims we cannot support are marked for counsel before release. We bill $100 per hour under a written scope and usually work beside an active corporate malfeasance inquiry so the facts and the message stay aligned.
01Purpose
Why Every Sentence Needs a Source Behind It
A crisis statement is read by more than its intended audience. Employees save it, reporters quote it, opposing counsel attaches it to a complaint and insurers compare it with the claim file. A single wrong date, an overstated loss figure or a premature description of someone's intent can create problems that outlast the original misconduct. Our Colorado corporate investigations group treats a draft statement as a document that will someday be cross-examined.
Verification is narrower than communications strategy, and that is deliberate. We do not choose tone, decide what to disclose or advise on reputation. Counsel and communications advisers make those calls. Our role is to tell them, sentence by sentence, whether the evidence supports what they want to say and where each fact came from. That clean division keeps the factual record separate from advocacy, which is useful later if our attorney-directed work has to be described in court.
02Disclosure setting
Open Records, Court Files and Colorado Disclosure Pressure
Public bodies in Colorado cannot assume their records stay internal. The Colorado Open Records Act, C.R.S. § 24-72-203, opens public records to any person, without a residency requirement, and generally presumes a response within three working days. Contracts, invoices and correspondence about a questioned payment may reach a newsroom within the week. We review what a pending request will produce so the statement does not contradict documents that are about to be released, and our Lakewood investigators can collect copies from Jefferson County agencies.
Private companies face a different route to exposure: court filings. A shareholder suit in district court, a federal complaint filed with the clerk at the Arraj Courthouse in Denver or a collection action in county court can put allegations on the public record overnight. When litigation is likely, our Denver investigators compare the draft statement with what counsel expects to plead, so the organization does not undercut its own case in a press release.
- CORA requests: generally three working days, extendable by up to seven
- Court filings become public quickly in county, district and federal court
- Statements are compared with records likely to be released
- Counsel approves every change before publication
03Method
What We Check in a Draft Statement
We break the draft into individual factual claims and test each one. Dates are matched to email headers, board minutes and bank records. Dollar amounts are matched to the loss schedule, with confirmed figures kept separate from estimates. Titles, roles and employment status are checked against personnel records. Statements about corrective action, such as a new audit or a referral, are checked against what has actually happened. Our fraud risk audit team often supplies the financial figures being tested, and our employee theft specialists confirm any smaller recurring amounts.
Language about people needs particular care. Words that suggest intent, such as stole, concealed or deliberately misled, should rest on evidence counsel is comfortable defending. We flag those words and note what the record shows. If the investigation is still open, we suggest that counsel consider wording that describes the review rather than its conclusion, and our witness background checks test the reliability of anyone quoted. Our Colorado Springs team applies the same review to internal memos and customer letters.
04Audiences
Employees, Donors, Lenders and the Press
Different readers need different documents, and every version has to match. Employees want to know whether their jobs are safe and whether they should expect interviews. Donors and grantors want to know whether restricted funds were affected. Lenders want to know whether financial reports they relied on were accurate. We check each version against the same evidence file so the organization never tells one audience something it denies to another. For staff questions, our workplace investigations can confirm whether anyone else is involved.
Media attention follows the size of the organization and the community it serves. A misconduct story about a ski-town nonprofit or a Western Slope employer can draw outsized local coverage. Because C.R.S. § 18-9-304 generally permits a participant to record a conversation, leadership should assume any call with a reporter or donor may be recorded. Our Grand Junction investigators support organizations on the Western Slope where witnesses and records sit.
05Timing
Matching the Statement to the Stage of the Investigation
What an organization can responsibly say depends on how far the inquiry has gone. In the first days, the defensible facts are usually limited: a concern was raised, a review is underway, a person is on leave, outside counsel is involved. Once records are analyzed, the organization can describe what happened with more confidence. We tell counsel which claims are already documented and which are still pending, and our malfeasance damage mitigation work keeps the loss figures current.
Statements often need updates. As facts develop, a later notice may need to correct or expand an earlier one. We keep a log of every version, what changed and the evidence behind each change. That log can matter in later litigation or insurance discussions, because it shows the organization corrected the record when it learned more. Our Boulder investigators maintain the same version history for matters along the northern Front Range.
06Illustrative cases
Colorado Statement Reviews We Are Asked to Handle
A special district learns that its former finance director approved payments to a company owned by a relative. A resident has already filed an open records request. We review the requested invoices and the draft board statement together and find that the draft overstates the number of payments. Counsel corrects the figure before release, our Westminster investigators interview the two staff members who processed the invoices, and our compliance audit documents the approval gaps the board says it will close.
A Front Range manufacturer announces the departure of its chief financial officer while a lender reviews covenant reports. The draft says the reports were accurate. The records show one quarter is still under review. We flag the sentence, counsel revises it, and our Fort Collins investigators continue reconciling the remaining quarter so a later update rests on complete numbers. If the lender later presses claims, our asset investigations team can show what the former officer owns.
07Boundaries
What This Service Does Not Do
We do not plant stories, contact reporters on a client's behalf, monitor journalists or try to identify confidential sources. We do not invent supporting facts or soften documented findings to suit a message. If the evidence does not support a claim, we say so in writing even when that is unwelcome. That discipline is what makes our verification useful. Organizations that need a factual record first should start with our investigative consulting service, then bring the statement in for review.
Delator Group is a licensed Tennessee private investigation firm headquartered in Nashville, with no office in Colorado. Colorado does not currently license private investigators at the state level, and the former program ended after a 2020 veto, so we hold our Colorado work to Tennessee's standard. Our vetting guide explains what any organization should ask before hiring an investigator.
Services
Statement verification services in Colorado
- Line-by-line claim checkBreaking a draft into individual factual claims and matching each date, amount, title and action to a document, filing or interview.Learn more
- Loss figure verificationConfirming any dollar figure in a statement against the loss schedule, with confirmed amounts kept apart from estimates still being tested.Learn more
- Records request previewReviewing what a pending Colorado Open Records Act request will produce so the public statement does not contradict the released documents.Learn more
- Litigation consistency reviewComparing the statement with what counsel expects to file in county, district or federal court so public words and pleadings align.Learn more
- Audience version checkTesting employee, donor, lender and press versions against one evidence file so no audience hears a different account of the facts.Learn more
- People and intent languageFlagging words that imply intent or wrongdoing and noting what the record shows, so counsel can decide what wording is defensible.Learn more
- Departure announcement reviewVerifying dates, roles and circumstances in executive departure notices, including what has and has not been concluded by the review.Learn more
- Financial figure tracingTracing revenue, payment and grant figures used in donor or lender letters back to ledgers and bank statements before they are sent.Learn more
- Version logKeeping a dated record of each statement draft, what changed and the evidence behind the change, for later litigation or insurance questions.Learn more
How it works
How a Colorado statement review works
- 01
Receive the draft
Counsel sends the draft statement and its intended audiences, and we confirm the scope, deadline and price in writing, billed at $100 per hour.
- 02
Break it into claims
We list every factual assertion in the draft, including dates, amounts, roles, actions taken and any words that suggest intent or wrongdoing by a person.
- 03
Match claims to evidence
Each claim is tied to a record, filing or interview, or marked unsupported, and we note anything that conflicts with documents about to become public.
- 04
Return a sourced file
Counsel receives an annotated draft and a source table, then decides final wording; we log the approved version and the evidence behind each change.
Compare
Common statement claims and how we verify them
| Claim in the draft | Risk if wrong | How we check it |
|---|---|---|
| Date the problem was found | Undercuts notice and claim timelines | Email headers, minutes, audit notes |
| Amount involved | Overstatement damages credibility | Loss schedule tied to bank records |
| Person's status or role | Possible claims by the individual | Personnel and board records |
| Actions already taken | Promises the organization has not kept | Engagement letters, referrals, policies |
| Who else knew | Contradicts later testimony | Interview notes and correspondence |
Statewide coverage
Statement verification across Colorado
Delator supports Colorado organizations wherever a statement must be checked. Metro Denver clients work with our Arvada investigators and Broomfield coverage, and south-metro employers rely on the Parker team. Northern Colorado matters draw on our Longmont investigators, while southern Colorado organizations use Pueblo coverage. Most statement work is document-based and moves quickly, with interviews scheduled where witnesses live. Every review starts with a written scope and price, counsel approves each change before anything is published, and the source file stays with the organization.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do you write the press release?
No. Counsel or communications advisers write the statement and decide what to disclose. We verify the factual claims inside it, mark what is supported and unsupported, and provide the source for each fact. Keeping verification separate from drafting protects the integrity of the factual record and makes our work easier to explain if it is ever questioned.
How fast can you review a statement?
A short statement backed by an organized investigation file can often be reviewed quickly. A long statement, or one that depends on records not yet gathered, takes longer because we have to find the support first. We agree on a deadline in the written scope and tell counsel early if the evidence will not be ready in time.
What if a reporter has already requested our records?
Then the statement should be checked against those records before both go out. Under the Colorado Open Records Act, custodians generally have three working days to respond, with up to seven more for broad requests. We review the responsive documents with counsel so the public statement does not conflict with what the requester is about to receive.
Can you tell us who leaked the information?
We do not try to identify journalists' sources or monitor reporters. If an organization believes confidential records were taken improperly, that is a separate internal matter for counsel to consider, and any review must respect employee rights and applicable law. Our corporate espionage investigations address data taken by insiders, not press contacts.
Should we name the person involved?
That is a legal and strategic decision for counsel. Naming someone before the facts are established can create claims by that person, while vague statements can fuel speculation. We tell counsel what the evidence currently shows about each person's role so the decision rests on facts. The wording itself is counsel's call.
What does statement verification cost?
Verification is billed at the standard rate of $100 per hour. Most statement reviews are a small part of a larger inquiry, but the total depends on the length of the draft and how much evidence is already organized. We confirm scope and budget in writing first. Our Colorado pricing page lists all published rates.
Do you work only with large companies?
No. We work with closely held businesses, nonprofits, special districts, cooperatives and professional practices. Smaller organizations often face more local attention per dollar involved, because the community knows the people. The method is the same at any size: identify each claim and tie it to evidence before the board approves it.
Can a statement hurt our insurance claim?
It can. If a public statement gives a discovery date or loss figure that differs from the claim file, a carrier may ask why. We compare statements with the materials our insurance investigations team assembles so the organization tells its insurer and the public the same story, using the same dates and the same figures.
Will you speak to the media for us?
No. Delator does not act as a spokesperson or contact reporters on a client's behalf. Our role is verification, as described in our statewide coverage overview. If counsel wants a fact explained to a third party, counsel or the organization's designated spokesperson handles that conversation, using the sourced file we provide. That keeps our work focused on accuracy rather than advocacy.
Does Colorado regulate investigators who do this work?
Colorado does not currently license private investigators at the state level. Delator Group is a licensed Tennessee private investigation firm based in Nashville and applies Tennessee's standard to Colorado engagements. Local business-license questions are settled before any field work. The Colorado investigations overview explains how we staff matters in the state.
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Check the facts before you publish
If your Colorado organization is preparing a statement about misconduct, send us the draft before it is approved. We will confirm scope and price in writing and return a sourced review.
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