Forgery Forensics Definition In Wake
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"Forgery" may be defined as the false making or material alteration of a writing with intent to defraud. An essential element of the crime of forgery is making the false writing. An "Affidavit of Forgery" is a notarized sworn statement attesting that the signature which appears on the questioned document is indeed a forgery, and not authorized by the account holder. This type of affidavit may be made for the purpose of having a Bank reimburse its customer for honoring a forged check, or for the purpose of assisting law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of the forger.
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Forgery is the process of creating, adapting, or imitating objects or documents. Document analysis, a very broad area in the field of forensics, is the exami- nation and comparison of questioned documents with known material.Forgery specialists analyze altered, obliterated, changed or doctored documents and pictures. Typewriting analysts determine origin, make and model. Counterfeiting the production of an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and name-brand look-alikes for the purpose of deception. FORGERY = Items prepared with intent to deceive. Forged documents include: checks; employment records; legal agreements; licenses; wills. This extremely visual PowerPoint covers questioned documents in forensics with major categories of forgeries and counterfeits. Forgery typically is defined as writing or altering a document with the intent to defraud. The goal of forensic handwriting analysis is to answer questions about a suspicious document and determine authorship using a variety of scientific methods.