DENVER – Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG), a non-partisan, non-profit legal watchdog group, filed Colorado Open Records Requests with the Office of Governor Bill Owens and the Colorado Department of Public Safety (“CDPS”) seeking records of communications between the two offices relating to the recent discovery that gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez may have broken the law by using information from a federal criminal database for a political attack ad against his opponent.

Earlier this week Gov. Owens asked the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, a division of CDPS, to investigate whether the Beauprez campaign broke the law while researching the attack ad. To determine whether the investigation is in any way biased or tainted, CCEG requested records relating to any and all communications by and between Gov. Owens, CDPS staff, Morales and Acree, and the Beauprez campaign.

“The credibility of the investigation hinges on whether it is conducted without any bias,” said Chantell Taylor, CCEG Director. “We want to know whether Gov. Owens and CDPS intend to conduct an honest and thorough investigation, or whether the investigation will cover up any potential wrong-doing by Mr. Beauprez.”

The CORA request is available on CCEG’s website.

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Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG) is a non-profit, legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials in Colorado accountable for their actions.

For more information, please visit www.coloradoforethics.org or contact Chantell Taylor at (303) 626-2100 ctaylor@coloradoforethics.org