Joseph Tyler was also ordered to pay $23,000 in restitution to older Coloradans that he defrauded in the scam, which took place from February 2020 until October 2022
NEWS RELEASE
ATTORNEY GENERAL PHIL WEISER
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DENVER — A Jefferson County District Court judge on Monday sentenced Joseph Tyler to eight years in state prison and ordered him to pay $23,000 in restitution to older Coloradans that he defrauded in a tree-trimming scam from February 2020 until October 2022.
Tyler’s sentence comes after he pleaded guilty to theft targeting at risk victims, a class three felony, and to theft, a class five felony. He and his wife, Amelia Marie Tyler, were indicted by the statewide grand jury in February 2023 on…
