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If you thought the recent George Clooney movie “Ides of March” made the political process seem a bit less than “ethical”… you should read about the reality of forged ballots in Indiana. The signatures of dozens, if not hundreds, of northern Indiana residents were faked on petitions used to place [...]
Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the gloves off in its defense against Paul Ceglia, a man that argues he owns half of the company over a 2003 contract. The filing aims to expedite a discovery process that includes producing the original emails Zuckerberg allegedly signed, native digital copies of [...]
On Dec. 1, 2010, a major change took effect in the federal rule governing expert witness reports, giving draft reports the protection of the work-product doctrine and exempting them from mandatory disclosure. At the time, attorneys and experts hailed the change as a long-overdue step that would reduce both the [...]
MOBILE, Ala. — The death last year of colorful Mobile County lawyer Joseph Brunson touched off a legal fight that has included accusations that another prominent local attorney helped create a phony will. In a little more than a month, Mobile lawyer Richard Horne was repudiated by a jury reviewing the [...]
Hi, this is Bart Baggett. I’m driving back from San Bernardino as I write this. Actually, I’m dictating this. Today I went to San Bernardino to testify in a probate case where there was a handwritten will of an 80-year old woman, but in my opinion, was forged. I didn’t [...]
Hi, this is Beth Chrisman, Director of the International School of Forensic Document Examination. If you’re interested in a new career, this short series of newsletters and blogs that I call Diary of a Forensic Document Examiner will help you decide if this field is right for you. We do [...]
Hi, this is Bart Baggett, President of the International School of Forensic Document Examination. If you’re interested in a new career, this short series of blogs that I call Diary of a Forensic Document Examiner will help you decide if this field is right for you. Please read the blogs carefully [...]
A forged will sends Jack Kerouac scholars, fans, collectors, literary executors, and lawyers on the warpath. When Jack Kerouac died, wallowing in alcohol and obscurity, the bank estimated his estate’s value at $91. He left everything to his mother, and when she died, she left it to Kerouac’s third wife, [...]
The U.S. real estate market is in a downward spiral of foreclosures, fraud and government bailouts. This is affecting economies across the world, and it’s affecting individuals in the business of forensic document examination. How it affects us is the topic of today’s interview. Today I interviewed a man named Steve [...]
