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Denver Firefighter Michael Chalchesa Arrested For Insurance Fraud, Fired

Chalchesa's employment with the Denver Fire Department was terminated "effective immediately."

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Chalchesa was a firefighter with the department for eight months. At the time of his arrest, his employment was still on probationary status, a department spokesman told CBS4.
Chalchesa was a firefighter with the department for eight months. At the time of his arrest, his employment was still on probationary status, a department spokesman told CBS4. (CBS)

By Logan Smith, CBS Denver:

A 33-year-old Denver man was arrested last week after a state investigation into a 2019 traffic accident. Denver Police Department officers took Michael G. Chalchesa into custody Thursday on four felony counts of insurance fraud.

Chalchesa's employment with the Denver Fire Department was terminated "effective immediately," DFD stated in a press release the next day.

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