Marcotte was director of development for Denver-based Northstar Commercial Partners before shifting his focus to local self-storage projects.
Developer Don Marcotte dies at 66
Brian Watson
In Amazon-Watson case, question of who emailed Bezos gets answer
“I never considered myself a rat,” he wrote on Dec. 2, 2019. But Amazon’s actions would later frustrate him.
SEC probing Watson’s Northstar for possible securities violations
The Denver-based real estate firm has also been dealing with an FBI investigation and a long-running lawsuit filed by Amazon.
Watson fights Amazon suit injunction, emails receiver 12 times a day
A judge also allowed Amazon to add Denver-area attorney Rod Atherton as a defendant.
Amazon seeks to add Arvada attorney as defendant in Watson case
Rod Atherton helped form trusts and companies for two ex-Amazon employees, which the company says were used to conceal kickbacks paid by a Denver developer.
Feds to return $525K to ex-Amazon employee involved in Watson case
In addition to the civil lawsuit, there has been a seemingly parallel criminal investigation into the kickback scheme. No one has been charged.
Judge in Amazon-Watson case ‘reluctantly’ recuses himself
“Perception of the fair administration of justice … is of the highest importance to the court,” wrote Liam O’Grady, whose wife had owned about $22,000 worth of Amazon stock.
December home sales: Parker nabs top spot; 3 houses cross $10M threshold
A former Dollar General CEO got $12.5 million for his 45,000-square-foot mansion, making it the priciest home sale in Douglas County history.
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Brian Watson sells Cherry Hills mansion for $8.5M after scare
The embattled real estate executive paid $6.6 million for it in 2020, shortly before he was sued by Amazon, and he feared a receiver might cancel the sale.
