The Denver-based real estate firm has also been dealing with an FBI investigation and a long-running lawsuit filed by Amazon.
Brian Watson
Watson fights Amazon suit injunction, emails receiver 12 times a day
A judge also allowed Amazon to add Denver-area attorney Rod Atherton as a defendant.
Amazon seeks to add Arvada attorney as defendant in Watson case
Rod Atherton helped form trusts and companies for two ex-Amazon employees, which the company says were used to conceal kickbacks paid by a Denver developer.
Feds to return $525K to ex-Amazon employee involved in Watson case
In addition to the civil lawsuit, there has been a seemingly parallel criminal investigation into the kickback scheme. No one has been charged.
Judge in Amazon-Watson case ‘reluctantly’ recuses himself
“Perception of the fair administration of justice … is of the highest importance to the court,” wrote Liam O’Grady, whose wife had owned about $22,000 worth of Amazon stock.
December home sales: Parker nabs top spot; 3 houses cross $10M threshold
A former Dollar General CEO got $12.5 million for his 45,000-square-foot mansion, making it the priciest home sale in Douglas County history.
BusinessDen’s top stories of 2021
Maybe you went back to the office. Maybe you didn’t. But business didn’t stop and we were there to cover it.
Brian Watson sells Cherry Hills mansion for $8.5M after scare
The embattled real estate executive paid $6.6 million for it in 2020, shortly before he was sued by Amazon, and he feared a receiver might cancel the sale.
Brian Watson objects to judge’s decision not to recuse himself
Judge Liam O’Grady, who is overseeing a lawsuit against the Denver real estate firm by Amazon, said his wife’s Amazon stock ownership didn’t disqualify him.
Judge in Northstar case won’t recuse himself over wife’s Amazon stock
“It is concerning to have a disclosure like this on a case like this,” said an attorney for Northstar and its CEO Brian Watson.