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forgery

[fawr-juh-ree, fohr-] / ˈfɔr dʒə ri, ˈfoʊr- /


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Prosecutors targeted six individuals with charges focused on document forgery and breach of trust, The Wall Street Journal reported External link.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

A former top officer of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s labor union was arrested Wednesday and charged with grand theft and forgery for allegedly stealing more than $82,000 from a charity for injured firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

The tribunal heard that both Campbell's legal team and The Charity Commission have referred the forgery and fraud allegations to the police.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Legal fights have clogged courts for years, with cases riddled with allegations of corruption and deed forgery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Had she detected a forgery even by candlelight?

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Others were forgeries created with the help of a Spanish graphic designer.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

The expert concluded that Hsieh’s signatures in the surprise will are forgeries.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

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

But on the very eve of publication, Trevor-Roper, who had been ennobled as Baron Dacre, called to say he had changed his mind and now felt they were forgeries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2023

Sometimes he talked to her of the Records Department and the impudent forgeries that he committed there.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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