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Paying the Price

Jeffco antes up against Mike Zinna.

By Alan Prendergast

Published on June 24, 2008 at 7:20pm

THE ZINNA BILL

LITIGATION EXPENSES FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY RELATED TO DISPUTES WITH MIKE ZINNA

JANUARY 2004-APRIL 2008

Outside Counsel

Zinna v. Congrove $ 112,310.71

Zinna v. County $ 79,763.47

Open Records Requests $ 27,223.23

Stille v. Congrove $ 20,146.81

Zinna v. Beyer-Ulrich $ 18,205.95

Zinna v. Sheehan $ 17, 020.67

D'Aurio v. Sheehan $ 8,508.74

Zinna v. Moore $ 6,603.99

Mark Paschall $ 792.00

Johnson v. Sheehan $ 649.00

$ 291,224.57

Internal County Attorney Time $ 142,530.00

TOTAL $ 433,754.57

Includes: "Pinky T" fallout, civil claims of constitutional violations and retaliation.

Does not include: cost of grand jury investigation of forgeries, sheriff's investigation of missing files, CBI investigation of use of private investigator Daril Cinquanta, criminal prosecution of former treasurer Mark Paschall.



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