A former Arapahoe County social worker sentenced to prison for filing a false child abuse claim against a former Aurora city councilwoman was released on parole, according to Colorado Department of Corrections records.
Robin Niceta was sentenced to four years in state prison and six months in jail in May 2024 after she was found guilty of attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, and misdemeanor false reporting of child abuse.
Niceta, 43, became embroiled in scandal in January 2022 after Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky criticized Niceta’s then-partner Vanessa Wilson, who was Aurora’s police chief, on a talk radio show.
Prosecutors said Niceta called in a false child abuse tip about Jurinsky. Niceta later pleaded guilty to lying about having brain cancer in order to delay her trial and was sentenced to probation in that case.
Niceta is listed as on parole on the Department of Corrections inmate locator, which does not specify when she was released from prison. A DOC spokesperson did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment about Niceta’s release.
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