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Forgery
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Texas jury gives “career thief” 80 years for counterfeit concession caper
Main November 22, 2011Texas jury gives "career thief" 80 years for counterfeit concession caperA student alerted me to this notable jury sentencing story from Texas, which is headlined "Man who…
Legal Profession Blog
With Malice Toward None
A former county prosecutor who had been disbarred in the wake of a forgery conviction was reinstated by the Wyoming Supreme Court.The Billings Gazette had this report on the criminal…
Legal Profession Blog
Neither The Marriage Or the License Could Be Saved
An attorney who engaged in a pattern of deception was suspended for three years by the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department.The court described the circumstances:In the…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Forgery: N.J.S. 2C:21-1
Forgery criminal charges are governed by N.J.S. 2C:21-1 and can be graded as a third degree or fourth degree crime in New Jersey.
Sentencing Law and Policy
Forger who forged doctor’s note for sentencing delay gets significant prison term
Main April 9, 2011Forger who forged doctor's note for sentencing delay gets significant prison termRegular readers may recall this comical California sentencing story from a few weeks ago involving a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prescription forger seeks sentencing delay with forged doctor’s note
Main March 29, 2011Prescription forger seeks sentencing delay with forged doctor's noteFrom the "you can't make this stuff up" file come this local sentencing story from California, headlined "Woman in…
Legal Profession Blog
Judge Charged With Forgery In Nominating Petition
The web page of the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board reports that an attorney was suspended on an interim basis as a result of a criminal conviction.DailyTimes reports on the charges:Magisterial District…
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Forgery of Renoir Not Covered By Insurance
Here is a hard lesson for owners of valuable art concerning their insurance policy: if it turns out that Old Master is a forgery, your insurance policy may not cover the "loss"…
Legal Profession Blog
“A Rare Combination Of Circumstances”
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department imposed a public censure in a matter where the attorney had forged and caused to be notarized a document purportedly…
Law Practice Tips
Bad Check Scams Expanding and “Improving”
By Jim Calloway
Let me start by saying that whatever you think you know about cashier’s checks and certified checks being secure simply doesn’t apply any more. Some forged bank checks are so…