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Forgery

Oct. 11 2024

What Are the Different Types of Forgery Crimes That Are Illegal in Illinois?

A document with a forged signature and a magnifying glass.
Posted By: azhari dev
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Forgery crimes in Illinois are big time and can get you fined and/or locked up. Illinois forgery laws are broad and cover a lot of ground when it comes to altering, creating, or using fake documents or signatures to deceive. Knowing the different types of forgery crimes is important because they [...]
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Feb. 29 2024

Understanding Forgery Laws in Illinois

definition of forgery zoomed in on a dictionary
Posted By: azhari dev
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Forgery is a serious crime that carries significant penalties under Illinois law. Defined as the act of making, altering, or possessing a document with the intent to defraud, forge-related offenses can result in severe legal consequences. What is Forgery? Illinois defines forgery under 720 ILCS [...]
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Mar. 3 2021

IDOT Worker Faces Forgery Charges with Fake Dr. Notes

IDOT Worker Faces Forgery Charges with Fake Dr. Notes
Posted By: Sami Azhari
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Sometimes what may not seem like a serious crime to you is a very serious one in the eyes of the law. And that’s what one IDOT worker has found out. A supervisor at the Illinois Department of Transportation was writing fake doctor’s notes to excuse himself from work. He now faces charges [...]
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Mar. 5 2020

Illinois Forgery Charges in the Digital Age

Forgery charges in digital age
Posted By: Sami Azhari
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It used to be that financial forgery was limited to physical signatures, checks, and drivers’ licenses. After all, those were about the only ways financial transactions occurred. Keeping an eye out for forgeries was usually as simple as checking for watermarks and testing large bills. [...]
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