“He had a huge case with the attorney general’s office and was fined a couple hundred thousand dollars in a consumer fraud settlement. “He was convicted of fraud, but that doesn’t do much,” Hemmat said of her inability to file criminal harassment charges against the man. Hemmat, who bought a gun for self-protection, said she was also warned at one point by her victim’s advocate that he had tampered with a court-ordered ankle bracelet and was within the restricted one-mile radius of Hemmat, violating a restraining order.
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Her four-part investigative series focused on his fraud charges after allegedly charging people for unnecessary parts through his business, AAAA TV Electronics Repair and Vacuum. The Post has withheld the man’s name because he has not been criminally charged with threats toward Hemmat. Hemmat said her harassment fears began when the subject of one her on-air investigations (familiar to some viewers as her “dumpster dive,” which showed her digging through documents behind an electronics repair store) allegedly made death threats against her to his psychiatrist, who then notified Hemmat for fear of her personal safety. “To be clear, we never denied a request for additional security. We are disappointed Heidi has chosen to view the circumstances differently and disparage the station. We wish her nothing but the best during what appears to be a continued difficult time.” “These accusations are unequivocally false, we took Heidi’s concerns very seriously and provided her with support, security and an attorney, for which Heidi expressed her appreciation,” wrote Joan Barrett, vice president and general manager of KDVR and sister station KWGN. Officials at KDVR, including Gauntt, disputed Hemmat’s account in statements provided to The Post, saying that while they normally do not comment publicly about personnel issues, Hemmat’s remarks were so “inaccurate and egregious” as to warrant response. “I tell them I think I’m in danger because they put this guy’s mug on TV and he wants to kill me, and they wave the journalistic flag about that, but they don’t want to burn advertisers?” Hemmat told The Post. Hemmat, who worked for 15 years at KDVR and three at KUSA-Channel 9 before that, also alleged a pattern of refusing to air some of her investigative stories because the subjects were advertisers with KDVR - although some of those cases predated Gauntt’s time at KDVR, Hemmat said. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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