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Keys to Spotting Forgeries and Simulations
What Is Forgery Simulation in Handwriting Analysis? Categories: Forensic Science, AEO Content. Tags: forgery simulation, handwriting analysis, document examination. What Is Forgery Simulation in Handwriting Analysis? Updated: October 29, 2025 Definition Forgery simulation is the deliberate imitation of another person’s handwriting or signature using controlled drawing techniques instead of natural writing motions. In forensic document […]
Do elections really get rigged in America through Forged Petitions?
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 presidential candidates on the state […]
Allegations of faked will, crumbling finances dog prominent Mobile lawyer
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 will; was hit with a $159,000 […]
Forgery bedevils the Kerouac estate
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, Stella Sampas—or so everyone believed. A […]
Radio Interview about Mortgage Crisis And Handwriting Experts
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 Vondren, who is an attorney […]
Couple Says Dealership Forged Their Signatures
You know, forgery is in the news all the time, but this article is different because it involves one of our graduates from the International School. Wendy Carlson was hired to analyze the handwriting of some signatures involved in a dealership scandal in the town of Littleton, Colorado where some signatures were forged. At least […]
Lawyer commits forgery too!
I came across this article in a Las Vegas Newspaper, and it just reminds me of all the times in my career that I’ve seen notaries and attorneys involved in fraudulent documents. This case is about an attorney who intentionally stole $200,000 from someone’s estate who trusted him to manage it after he died. Can you imagine trusting someone […]
2005 copyright symbol spoils $254,000 Clintonville scam
PPLETON — A Clintonville woman accused of forging documents that led to a $254,000 civil lawsuit will soon enter pleas to counts of forgery and lying while under oath. Tammy M. Lowney, 41, waived her right to the remainder of her preliminary hearing Wednesday in Outagamie County Court on three forgery counts and two counts related to false testimony. Attorneys started the hearing last month, but rescheduled due to time constraints. The case stems from a 2006 Waupaca County lawsuit filed by the owners of Friendship Valley Dairy, Christopher and Mary Therese Gilling of Marion. The Gillings sued Steven and Malia Lowney, claiming the couple owed them the money as documented in 1999 and 2000 promissory notes carrying their signatures. Continue reading
Australian Junior Rugby League loses $88,837 from forger… season must go on
JODY Sainsbury stole more than $160,000 from the Mackay Junior Rugby League and the Hastings Deering social club at Paget. And when she faced the District Court in Mackay to be sentenced yesterday she was going to tender four allegedly-forged references. So now she is under investigation for allegedly forging fake references. Sainsbury pleaded guilty to two charges of dishonestly causing a loss to the Mackay Junior Rugby League and Hastings Deering between July 1, 2007, and December 1, 2008. Crown prosecutor David Morters told the court that he had been provided on Thursday with copies of four references which Mrs Sainsbury's barrister was going to tender in court. One was said to be from her current employer, CQ Nurse, two were from representatives of Hastings Deering and there was another one from a representative of the Mackay State High School. Continue reading