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Colorado prosecutors charged former CASA executive with alleged theft and attempted theft
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office filed charges against former executive director Lindsay Salas, alleging she stole $110,354 from CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties and attempted to obtain another $56,949. A probable-cause affidavit described allegedly altered tuition invoices, refunds and unauthorized credit-card purchases. Salas resigned in April 2025, and the charges remain pending.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The allegations concern donor-funded education payments and organizational credit-card use by a former chief executive of a child-advocacy charity.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
Colorado Politics reported the allegations from the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and a probable-cause affidavit.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established that Salas committed the alleged offenses, confirmed the charity’s final financial loss or reviewed the full criminal case record. The charges have not been adjudicated.
Right of reply
Organization response
The consulted report said CASA leadership uncovered the questioned transactions during an internal review. No separate public statement from the organization was located in the consulted material.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Filing. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published October 15, 2026 · Last verified October 18, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.