A Thornton woman has been indicted on more than 20 counts of charges, including fraud, theft, and forgery. In a March 27, 2026, indictment by a grand jury, Cindy Burdine is accused of staging fake robberies of her Boulder dance studio, Kenesis Dance, and committing insurance fraud. Burdine is also accused of using at least some of that money from insurance for cosmetic surgery.
The Colorado Attorney General’s office is calling the indictment “Operation Tiny Dancer.”
The indictment claims Burdine profited more than $500,000 from insurance companies after the two staged robberies. One of the alleged robberies occurred in July 2023, in which the indictment states Burdine enlisted the help of another employee to damage her own studio and hire two people to show up in security footage as burglars. The indictment also charges Burdine with attempting to influence a Boulder police officer…