News from Mesa County Department of Human Services & Mesa County Workforce Center

Colorado Welfare Fraud Council Awards

Mesa County Deputy District Attorney, Zeerip Prosecutor of the Year

 Mesa County Department of Human Services and Mesa County District Attorney’s Office are pleased to announce Deputy District Attorney; Bo Zeerip of the 21^st Judicial District has been awarded State Prosecutor of the Year from the Colorado Welfare Fraud Council (CWFC).

Zeerip has been with the District Attorney’s office for seven years and was nominated by Mesa County Department of Human Service’s Susan Skyberg,.  Skyberg described Zeerip in the following way “Throughout this process, prosecutor Bo Zeerip was awesome to work with.  Bo was very inclusive during the 2 year process and kept me informed of the developments in this case every step of the way.  He included me in the sentencing decisions and wanted to make sure our wishes were considered, even though he didn’t have to.”

 “Bo does outstanding work for us here in the District Attorney’s Office, he is truly deserving of this statewide recognition.” said Mesa County District Attorney, Pete Hautzinger.

 Prosecutor of the Year award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution and/or shown excellence in the prosecution of welfare fraud.

The Colorado Welfare Fraud Council (CWFC) is a non-profit statewide organization comprised of city, county, state, and federal employees who work in some capacity
with the various public assistance programs available to people in Colorado.  The members are dedicated to the detection and prevention of fraud in all public assistance
programs.