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Trial date set in case against Colorado contractor accused of theft

Denver7 · · 210 words · By Joe Vaccarelli
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What to know about Trial date set in case against Colorado contractor accused of theft

The case against a Colorado contractor accused of defrauding dozens of customers over a multi-year stretch and stealing more than $1 million finally has a trial date.

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What happened

The case against a Colorado contractor accused of defrauding dozens of customers over a multi-year stretch and stealing more than $1 million finally has a trial date.

Why it matters

Sean Schwalb, the owner of Schwalb Builders, was in Denver District Court on Monday where a judge set his trial for Jan.

Common ground

Schwalb is facing more than 50 counts of theft, money laundering and violating the state’s organized crime act.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The trial is slated for three weeks.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of name meanings and a medical director's profile. There is no mention of the trial duration for Sean Schwalb.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, [1][2] is a male given name of Irish origin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 13, 2025 · Learn about the name Sean including the meaning, gender, origin, popularity, and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Sean Arora, MD is a highly skilled and experienced medical director with a specialized focus on aesthetic medicine and wellness treatments. He has successfully led and collaborated with top-tier m…
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Claim 2: “The case against a Colorado contractor accused of defrauding dozens of customers over a multi-year stretch and stealing more than $1 million”
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Multiple sources describe the case as a home remodeling fraud scheme involving defrauding dozens of customers and stealing significant sums of money (e.g., one report mentions $350,000, another mentions a general scheme of defrauding dozens).
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web search NEUTRAL — The owner of a home remodeling business accused of defrauding dozens of customers are facing additional criminal charges after the Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed a new indictment Thursday.
https://www.denver7.com/news/investigations/schwalb-builders…
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web search NEUTRAL — Avi Schwalb, Sean Schwalb - Schwalb Builders Stole $350,000. Money used to close on the house and they did not close or sell Aurora Colorado. Print this Report.
https://www.ripoffreport.com/report/avi-schwalb/aurora-color…
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web search NEUTRAL — We first heard about Sean Schwalb and of Schwalb Builders Kitchen & Bath in December of 2021 when Tammy called the radio show to tell us she had paid him $33,000 for a custom bathroom that was suposed…
https://sleazebrigade.com/2023/10/sean-schwalb/
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Claim 3: “Schwalb, along with his father Avi and other employees, were indicted in December 2024 and arrested in January 2025.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Sean and Avi Schwalb were indicted in December 2024 and arrested/booked into jail in January 2025 (specifically Jan 5).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Pathfinder books for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game fantasy role-playing game.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Schwalbs were booked into the Denver jail on Jan. 5, the AG’s office shared. According to court records, Sean was given a $1.1 million cash bond on Dec. 13, 2024, and Avi was given the same bond o…
https://kdvr.com/news/local/5-indicted-on-racketeering-for-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Five people, including owners Sean Schwalb and Avi Schwalb, have been indicted on 34 counts for allegedly carrying out a home remodeling contractor fraud scheme from July 2021 to December 2024 in Denv…
https://coloradobiz.com/five-indicted-in-alleged-home-remode…
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Claim 4: “Sean Schwalb, the owner of Schwalb Builders, was in Denver District Court on Monday where a judge set his trial for Jan. 8, 2027.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of the name 'Sean' and unrelated Wikipedia lists. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming a court appearance on a specific Monday or a trial date of January 8, 2027.
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Claim 5: “One former project manager, Kevin Allbritton, has a trial set for August.”
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One source explicitly mentions that former project manager Kevin Allbritton is scheduled to go on trial, though the specific month 'August' is cut off in the snippet provided ('scheduled to go on trial in'), while another source confirms he is one of the charged project managers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Both Avi and Sean Schwalb, along with multiple employees of Schwalb Builders, were indicted by a grand jury in December 2024. Some of the employees have accepted plea deals. One former project manager…
https://www.denver7.com/news/investigations/avi-schwalb-conv…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three of the of the employees charged – Kevin Allbritton, Michael Stein and Alex Padgett – were project managers and face charges related to the clients they brought to the company. Dominguez is also …
https://1newsmedia.com/schwalb-builders-owner-faces-more-cha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Allbritton. Field Manager at Kapella Roofing. Denver Metropolitan Area. 500+ connections.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-allbritton-536836299
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Claim 6: “Schwalb is facing more than 50 counts of theft, money laundering and violating the state’s organized crime act.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Sean and Avi Schwalb face more than 50 charges including theft, money laundering, and violating the Colorado organized crime act.
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Claim 7: “Avi Schwalb, who faced 47 charges in his case, was convicted on all charges in February and sentenced to 10 years in prison.”
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Two independent web search results confirm Avi Schwalb was convicted on 47 felony counts and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously serv…
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