Federal Agent Charged After Probe Into Political Ad

Ad For Beauprez Damaged Campaign For Governor

By Tyler Lopez, 7NEWS Reporter
October 25, 2007

The ad flap that brought unintended heat on the Beauprez for Governor campaign may now go to federal court.

Thursday, Wyoming acting U.S. Attorney John Green announced three misdemeanor counts of exceeding authorized access to a government computer against Immigration and Customs agent Cory Voorhis.

The charges follow a yearlong investigation handled by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

If convicted, Voorhis could face up to three years in prison and a $300,000 fine.

The commercial highlighted former Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter's record of plea bargains, especially one involving a sex offender.

Almost immediately, Ritter cried foul, saying the information contained in the ad could come only come from the National Crime Information Center's computer system.

It's a system that can be used only for law enforcement, not political commercials....

Beauprez never named the informant who brought the information to his campaign and reiterated that he's never met Voorhis....

Voorhis' attorney defeded his record, saying, "Mr. Voorhis has honorably served and defended the security of our country for 17 years, in uniform and as a federal agent. He stands by his actions in continuing support of that mission. After being under the black cloud of a state and federal investigation for a year, Mr. Voorhis looks forward to defending himself in court."...

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