1
: formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat
especially
: made into a desired shape by heating and hammering
forged blades
a cold forged sword
2
: made falsely especially with intent to deceive
forged signatures
a forged document
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As part of a quid pro quo with Sad Elizabeth Debicki, Washington and Pattinson decide to steal the forged painting.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson told WISN 12 her office is investigating 27 complaints alleging forged signatures.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Using forged documents, Herrling had sold the house out from under Tascon for $1.5 million.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The charge, which involves using a forged document with intent to defraud, is a third-degree felony carrying a penalty of up to five years in prison.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Token’s site also has ties to an online marketplace for forged passports, utility bills and other documents used in identity thefts.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
One such ploy was to obtain a forged Paraguayan passport.
—Diane Cole, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
Not even the artist himself could have imagined the scale of the fraud, which in both the number of forged paintings and the profits made from their sale was likely the biggest art fraud in history—not in Canada or North America but anywhere in the world.
—Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
More:Suspects in robbery ring that targeted Milwaukee-area postal workers now charged with racketeering
Jackson admitted to fraudulently submitting a forged bank statement during this proceeding to hide a $40,000 transfer to Jackson’s successor business, Center of Care LLC.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson told WISN 12 her office is investigating 27 complaints alleging forged signatures.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Using forged documents, Herrling had sold the house out from under Tascon for $1.5 million.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
The charge, which involves using a forged document with intent to defraud, is a third-degree felony carrying a penalty of up to five years in prison.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
Token’s site also has ties to an online marketplace for forged passports, utility bills and other documents used in identity thefts.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
One such ploy was to obtain a forged Paraguayan passport.
—Diane Cole, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
Not even the artist himself could have imagined the scale of the fraud, which in both the number of forged paintings and the profits made from their sale was likely the biggest art fraud in history—not in Canada or North America but anywhere in the world.
—Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
More:Suspects in robbery ring that targeted Milwaukee-area postal workers now charged with racketeering
Jackson admitted to fraudulently submitting a forged bank statement during this proceeding to hide a $40,000 transfer to Jackson’s successor business, Center of Care LLC.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forged. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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