forgery
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In May 2025, a grand jury indicted Owens on one count of fraudulent schemes, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence in Echard’s case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"The forgery does not have to look convincing on its own," Van Ess added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Although he has gone into hiding saying he fears for his life, he has said he will appear in court later this month to answer charges including forgery and impersonation.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
While investigators didn’t reveal their identities, the charges focus on document forgery and breach of trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“It’s a forgery, and not a very clever one. The thing is typewritten, and there’s no signature or date. That doesn’t seem quite legitimate, does it?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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Bardella, 31, tipped to be prime minister if Le Pen becomes France's president, wrote on X he "formally" rejected the allegations which he described as "crude forgeries", saying he would take legal action against Mediapart.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Mr. Holland’s information about the sheaves of Wilde forgeries that bedeviled booksellers’ shelves in the 1930s?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Lazarus rose in the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department, becoming a detective in charge of art forgeries and thefts.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Smith was tried and found guilty the following year for knowingly selling and pawning his forgeries.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
Although de Sautuola was sure the paintings were prehistoric, skeptical archeologists pronounced them forgeries.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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