A total of $124,647.58 caught the eye of Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham at a Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority (PURA) Finance Committee meeting on Sept. 30.

The chunk of cash was the sum of a series of payments the authority had made to Cortez Construction, DC Security and an individual named Simon Tafoya since January 2025. Graham alleges those payments were taxpayer funds made without board-approved written contracts under direction from former PURA Executive Director Jerry Pacheco , who resigned from the position in August.

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