An affidavit filed with the Denver District Attorney's office identifies multiple questionable letters of support supposedly written for former Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis.
Jaquez Lewis was arrested on July 6 on one count for attempting to influence a public servant, a class 4 felony, and tied to an ethics investigation mounted by the state Senate to look at alleged mistreatment of legislative aides.
Five former aides filed a complaint against Jaquez Lewis through the Political Workers Guild in January. The Guild submitted a request in December for Jaquez Lewis to resign and, in its place, requested an ethics investigation.
The affidavit stated that on Feb. 25, the Denver District Attorney's office requested an investigation regarding "forged letters" submitted to the state in response to a