Do you remember that movie Catch Me If You Can? If you don’t think forgery or fraud comes with serious penalties, watch that movie. Law.com defines forgery as “the crime of creating a false document, altering a document, or writing a false signature for the illegal benefit of the person making the forgery.” Consequently, if [...]

If you ever thought that forgery was a minor crime with few penalties, think again. Forgery is defined as creating or changing a document, signature, banknote or work of art, and though it may sound trivial, in the eyes of the law it’s not. If you find yourself charged with forgery, don’t face your situation [...]

Forgery is the act of producing a copy of a signature, document, banknote, or work of art. As a teenager, you may have forged your parent’s signature to get out of school early. If you got caught, the consequences may have seemed severe, but in reality, they were nothing compared to forging a document with [...]