Denver prosecutors have charged a former state senator with three counts of forgery after she allegedly faked letters of support to a legislative committee that was investigating her.

Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a Democrat who represented Longmont in the Colorado Senate, had already been charged with attempting to influence a public servant for allegedly misleading five of her then-legislative colleagues earlier this year. Last week, prosecutors from the Denver District Attorney’s Office added the new charges — for each letter she allegedly forged — ahead of a scheduled court appearance.

All four charges she now faces are felonies. The forgery charges each carry the potential for one to three years in prison. The influence charge carries a maximum of six years.

Jaquez Lewis resigned from the le

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