| A mystery surrounding the case of federal agent | | | | asked a friend in the Harris County district attorney's |
| Cory Voorhis who allegedly accessed confidential | | | | office to use a restricted database, the National Crime |
| information that was used by Republican Bob | | | | Information Center (NCIC), to locate information about |
| Beauprez's 2006 Colorado gubernatorial campaign has | | | | the illegal immigrant. |
| been solved. | | | | Access to the NCIC is restricted to law enforcement |
| A Texas private investigator came forward | | | | officers, federal workers and, in limited cases, |
| November 20, saying he was hired by a Republican | | | | members of Congress. |
| political committee - The Trailhead Group - to track | | | | In addition to Rodgers' friend, the Denver district |
| down information about an illegal immigrant featured in | | | | attorney's office also accessed the NCIC to find |
| a Beauprez campaign television ad. | | | | information about the illegal immigrant. |
| The ad critized Beauprez's opponent Bill Ritter and plea | | | | The information was printed by an employee and |
| deals his office made with illegal immigrants while he | | | | given to District Attorney Mitch Morrissey for |
| was Denver district attorney. | | | | "informational purposes," according to DA |
| State and federal investigative reports cited by the | | | | communications director Lynn Kimbrough. |
| Agent's attorneys in court filings in October alleged that | | | | Roders was paid $750 by Trailhead, a political group |
| Houston-based private investigator Kenny Rodgers | | | | founded by Colorado Governor Bill Owens, oilman |
| had been hired by the Colorado GOP. | | | | Bruce Benson and beer baron Pete Coors to "dig up |
| The revelation coincided with federal arraignment of | | | | dirt" on Bill Ritter. |
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent | | | | Rodgers, the former chief investigator for the Harris |
| Cory Voorhis November 20 on three misdemeanor | | | | County DA's office, would not name his friend, but said |
| counts of exceeding his authorized access to a | | | | he was retired and possibly under a criminal |
| government database. | | | | investigation. |
| Rodgers, director of Gulf Coast AccuSearch, said he | | | | |