A former Arapahoe County social worker convicted of filing a false child abuse claim against an Aurora City Council member and attempting to influence a public servant was sentenced to four years in prison Friday.
Robin Niceta will serve six months in jail in addition to the Colorado Department of Corrections sentence after she was found guilty by a jury in Arapahoe County District Court on Nov. 7, according to court records. The case was prosecuted by the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
Her attorney declined to comment Friday.
Niceta was arrested after she called in a false tip in January 2022 against Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky the day after Jurinsky criticized Niceta’s then-partner — Vanessa Wilson, who was Aurora’s police chief at the time — on a talk radio show.
Niceta is also facing six felony and four misdemeanor charges, including attempting to influence a public servant, forgery and tampering with evidence, after she was charged with lying about a brain cancer diagnosis so she would be found incompetent to stand trial.
Niceta pleaded not guilty to all charges, and the case is set to for trial in September.
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