Cops say Darin DeVoe was good at making friends. So good in fact, that they say he convinced 19 financially desperate people to invest their money in a fraudulent scam which, in the end, would only benefit DeVoe and his businesses.
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According to investigators, DeVoe is a "mountain man" type who often brings young boys along with him on hunting trips.
A joint investigation between the Colorado Division of Securities and the Weld County District Attorney's Office has led to the indictment of 43-year-old Darin DeVoe on 11 counts of securities fraud. Cops say between 2001 and 2005, he ripped off investors for over 2 million dollars.
Police say investors met DeVoe through close friends and from church groups he would often attend. It is believed that he assured his victims that by investing their money, they would avoid foreclosures on their homes, and the loss of other valuable property. Cops say that one of the people Devoe is accused of ripping off is the wife of a slain police officer. Now, after being indicted by a grand jury, police say that DeVoe has on the run.
According to investigators, DeVoe is a "mountain man" type who often brings young boys along with him on hunting trips. They say he spends much of his time at strip joints and dates strippers and prostitutes alike. We can assume that he has regular access to weapons, and should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
Police believe that he is going by another name.