First, a correction: In my lengthy report about “Federal corruption and cover-up in the prosecution of Cory Voorhis”, I stated that Cory Voorhis’ decision to try to expose former Denver DA Bill Ritter’s “catch and release” policy regarding certain illegal alien criminals was triggered in September, 2006, when he read a Denver Post article.  That statement contains two small errors: It was late August, 2006, and it was a Rocky Mountain News article, which was nearly identical to the prior Denver Post article.

The particular newspaper is irrelevant.  The date is important because when I said September, it made it appear that Voorhis took action regarding the issue prior to the release of the article.  I have updated my article which is available on these pages with the correct information.

Second, although nobody closely involved with the case argues that Voorhis’ actions were politically motivated, certain critics of Voorhis claim that he was a “political activist” because he had sent prior letters, particularly to or about John Ashcroft.  What is ironic about this claim is that Voorhis’ letters were critical of Ashcroft and that, due to Voorhis’ view of Ashcroft’s position on immigration issues, Voorhis opposed Ashcroft’s confirmation as Attorney General of the United States. Sites which have tried to defend Ritter have focused on the small minority of a letter in which Voorhis mentions the issue of abortion, but the vast majority of Voorhis’ communication to politicians has been about immigration and he has never, that I am aware of, sent a letter to a politician that was not primarily on the subject of immigration.

Third, I would like to quote from two affidavits signed by federal agents regarding Cory Voorhis.  I will not disclose the agents’ names for privacy reasons, but the affidavits are in my possession.

From Agent G, a Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer for ICE:

It is my opinion that Special Agent Voorhis is by far the best Criminal Investigator I have ever had the honor of working with. He has always reflected a positive image upon ICE and has always been a role model to his co-agents through his undying work ethic. He displays rare dedication and integrity.

As a former Special Agent with ICE in the Denver office I was well aware of the dangerous policy that the Denver District Attorneys Office was engaged in. The plea bargains that were given to aliens by the Denver District Attorneys Office were wrong and in my opinion placed the citizens of Colorado in a very unnecessary and dangerous situation. These plea bargains clearly placed United States Citizens at risk of being victims of additional crimes committed by aliens who should have been removed from the United States. The actions by Special Agent Voorhis to address these concerns were in my opinion, absolutely necessary due to his oath as a sworn federal law enforcement officer to protect the citizens of this country and uphold the integrity of the laws of this country. As a supervisor within ICE I have direct knowledge of circumstances where even more egregious violations have occurred where ICE has not taken action to terminate the employee. The termination of Special Agent Voorhis would be wrong and would also be a huge loss to ICE.

From Agent J, a Senior Special Agent of ICE:

I have worked with lots of agents throughout my career and most have been dedicated public servants and assets to their agency, but none more so than Agent Voorhis.  Over the years that I have worked with Agent Voorhis, he has demonstrated an unparalleled work ethic and displayed an incredible sense of public service…

I am familiar with most of the details surround this investigation of Agent Voorhis and I have knowledge of the facts precipitating the criminal investigation and the subsequent administrative investigation of Agent Voorhis.  For the purposes of background and context, I know that since at least the late 1990’s, Denver County, under then-District Attorney Bill Ritter, and other counties around Colorado albeit on a smaller scale, began offering factually baseless plea bargains, such as “trespass on agricultural land” to individuals arrested for serious narcotic related charges among other crimes.  Often times, these individuals were aliens illegally present in the United States. Rather than being convicted for “aggravated felonies", which would bar any administrative relief and permanently prohibit them from returning to the United States after deportation, these aliens would be permitted to plea (sic) to a charge less significant, in terms of immigration ramification, than shoplifting… There have been several cases of which I am aware, where these plea deals were orchestrated by the county, apparently for the sold purpose of allowing the alien to avoid removal proceedings, clearly obstructing the Government from performing its mission and in my opinion, placing the citizens of the community at risk…

It is important to note that oer the past two years, Agent Voorhis’ set of facts has not wavered or changed… In my experience as a criminal investigator, I know that a constant unchanging set of facts is evidence of the truth…

The evidence that came out in sworn testimony at Voorhis’ trial was that Agent Voorhis was not politically motivated in these actions, in fact, Agent Voorhis did not have a high opinion of Bob Beauprez and he had previously praised Bill Ritter for his prosecutorial decisions regarding officer shootings.  I believe Agent Voorhis was motivated by a dangerous public policy, a policy that he had been personally involved in for many years, which allowed illegal aliens to avoid justice.  Importantly, after this policy came to light, the Colorado community was outraged and subsequently the Denver County District Attorney’s office has admitted the “trespass” plea deals were improper and no longer permits those plea deals.

I am also in receipt of a third affadavit by a diplomat who was formerly an ICE Special Agent and who has worked with Voorhis. That affadivit says effectively the same things as these prior two affidavits, so I will not quote from it at length. Suffice it to say it mentions “agricultural trespass” pleas as a serious problem and describes Cory Voorhis “to be of impeccable moral character", adding that “Cory is among the best and bravest Agents that the US Government employs.”