Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County Honorable Gil Martinez, Judge No.
Defendant is a registered nurse who was employed by a hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Hospital administrators, concerned that defendant might be misrepresenting her hours worked in order to receive pay for work not performed, audited their records. The audit revealed significant discrepancies, and a complaint was filed with the District Attorney. The prosecutor filed a bill of particulars which specified that defendant had committed the crime by submitting fraudulent time and attendance reports claiming pay for hours she did not work. Most of the prosecution s evidence was presented through the testimony of a hospital employee who audited voluminous hospital records and compiled summaries of these records. This witness testified concerning her audit, and over defendant s objection, the summaries of the records were admitted into evidence pursuant to CRE 1006.