Notorious forger John Myatt reveals the secret to creating a convincing fake masterpiece: "You 'hypnotise' the original painting, look at the canvas, the thickness of the paint, the way it's presented. The rule applies to anyone from Rembrandt to Picasso, just learn to look at the original, stand in front of it... Then I've got into my car with my mental file of it in my head, so I can get ho
In the following press release it was announced that on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, Investigators with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit arrested Delton Alexander Ramirez, 29, of Upland, CA on several felony counts of forgery, offering a forged document to be recorded, and one felony county of identity theft.In November 2007, Ramirez, a licen
Barack Obama may be on a world tour surrounded by a fawning media, but Sunday an expert in electronic document forensics released a detailed report on the purported birth certificate -- actually a "Certification of Live Birth" or COLB -- claimed as genuine by his campaign.
FORGERIES have infiltrated the booming art market, making vulnerable the reputations of important Australian artists such as John Brack, Charles Blackman and Rover Thomas.
An art industry forum in Melbourne yesterday heard stories of some commercial galleries, dealers and auction houses attempting to pass off questionable paintings as authentic.
Since the early 1990s, Walter Granek, art consulta
Back in Early March, I posed the question: “Has anyone seen Obama’s birth certificate?” The posting has always garnered quite a fair amount of attention. Likely one of my bigger hits. Though recently as of last week the hits went through the roof thanks to various nationally known sites linking to it.
The main catalyst [...]
Randy Baldridge is the pastor of a church in Galena, Kansas, and is charged with forging a $100,000 check.Authorities say the name he put on the check is Nancy Sarduck. Sarduck was at one time one of Baldridge's parishioners.He also presided over her husband's funeral in July.Baldridge is the pastor of 6th Street Baptist Church in Galena, Kansas.He allegedly made a check out to Assembly of God Financial Solutions for an investment program based in Springfield, Missouri.Sarduck says she received a letter in the mail thanking her for the investment. She told the company she never wrote the check.Court documents say the check was from a closed Commerce Bank account originally opened by Baldridge.The sheriff's department says they do not know what the motive was behind this alleged act.But S
Michael Lorraine Lord is about to serve a 48-hour jail sentence. His crime? While seeking employment in June 2006, he presented a forged letter from former governor Jim Hunt's office pardoning a 1994 conviction. In actuality, his clemency request had been denied. Lord, who had served as a county administrator and town manager also got two years probation, a $5,000 fine and court costs. Assistant District Attorney John Criscitiello says, "This is the most brazen crime I have seen in my time as a prosecutor." Lord's attorney says that his client exercised "very poor judgment." See full story here.
NEWS RELEASENovember 9, 2007On November 8, 2007 Sarah Elizabeth Cummings, W/F, 18 yoa, of 95 Old ChurchvilleRd, Staunton, was arrested on two counts of Forgery and two counts of Uttering. She was released on an unsecured bond.The Staunton Police Department had previously issued a press release, seekinginformation concerning this incident. A call to Crimestoppers led to the arrest.This incident remains under investigation and additional suspects are being sought.Anyone having further information concerning this investigation is asked to contact the Staunton Police Department at 540-332-3842 or to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-322-2017.
NEWS RELEASENovember 7, 2007The Staunton Police Department is requesting assistance in identifying a suspect in a larceny and forgery case. On 10-28-07 a white female suspect presented a stolen check at the Wal-Mart on Richmond Ave in the City of Staunton.The suspect is described as a white female in her twenties, heavy set, with light colored hair and wearing glasses.Anyone having any information concerning this incident, or able to identify the female suspect, please contact the Staunton Police Department at 540-332-3842 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-2017.
The answer to this question is not cut and dried. Looking back through history, it was common for artists to copy not only the work of others, but their own work as well. Think about it. How else would someone obtain a copy of a painting he liked other than asking he [...]
I recommend to use firefox to be safe from online fraud,phishing.When ever you come across this type of scams firefox will intimate you not to open such mails and even if you open it will prompt you that is scam.Recently i have opened account in amazon to buy some products.At first i got email from amazon asking me to make account active .It is inactive from many days because i did not login.I have logged in and activated the account.But i got another mail which was delivered to my bulk folder not inbox.I was in suspicious that just few days before i have activated my account.Again same thing asking me to login to my account because my amazon account is inactive.I have clicked the link immediately firefox prompted that it is forgery.So i did not open that.Below is the screen shot of mail i received.____________________________________________________________________From:"Amazon.com" Add to Address Book Subject: Restore your account Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:35:07 +0100 Dear Amazo
Netherlands experts painting of Vincent Van Gogh admitted forgery stored in a Melbourne National Gallery of Victoria Men’s portrait, brushes famous artist. The work was exhibited in Melbourne in 1940, and by 2006 the first in its authenticity, no one doubted.
A portrait of a man thought brushes with the Van Gogh 1920 decade. In 1939 [...]
In the following press release the San Bernardino (CA) District Attorney announced that investigators from the DA’s Real Estate Fraud Unit arrested Robert Lee Freeman, 55, of Huntington Park on Thursday, June 14, 2007. Mr. Freeman was arrested outside his business in the 3400 block of Florence Avenue, Huntington Park, Ca. Freeman was arrested for three felony charges including forgery and filing forged documents with the San Bernardino County Recorder’s Office.In May 2004, Mr. Freeman allegedly forged the victim’s signature to a grant deed to property, transferring the San Bernardino County property from the victim to himself. Freeman was booked into the West Valley Detention Center located in Rancho Cucamonga. His bail was set at $100,000.
In the following press release the San Bernardino (CA) District Attorney announced that Brenda Cortez, 34, of Menifee, surrendered to Investigators from the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Unit on Friday, May 25, 2007. Cortez is a commissioned Notary Public, and was arrested for one count Government Code 8228.1 - Willful failure to perform a Notarial duty.In May 2006, Cortez notarized a Grant Deed affecting real property and failed to obtain a thumbprint from the person requesting the notarization in her notary journal, as required by Government Code 8206(G). The affected property was located in the city of San Bernardino, CA. It was later determined that the Grant Deed was forged, and recorded with the County recorder’s Office in San Bernardino. Cortez was booked into the Sheriff’s Central Detention Center located in San Bernardino. Bail was set at $15,000.
Thomas M. Walsh, former attorney, Manchester, New Hampshire was issued four indictments. Walsh previously practiced as an attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire, but is presently suspended from the New Hampshire Bar. Two Forgery indictments charge that in January and April of 2004, Walsh presented to a private lender fraudulent mortgage documents along with another fraudulent document that purported to grant power of attorney to Walsh from a former client. These fraudulent mortgages caused liens to be recorded against the former client's real estate. Two indictments charge Walsh with Theft by Deception for unlawfully receiving $30,000.00 from the proceeds of the January fraudulent mortgage, and $23,750.00 from the April fraudulent mortgage. The investigation is ongoing. …Read More...
In the following February 8, 2006 press release Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy, Sheriff Warren Evans and Register of Deeds Bernard J. Youngblood announced charges in connection with the first of two deed fraud cases. Russell Jenkins Daniels, 61 of Detroit has been charged with 7 counts of Uttering & Publishing, a felony punishable by up to 14 years in prison: 8 counts of Forgery, a felony punishable by up to 14 years in prison; False Pretenses over $1,000, a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison; and as a Habitual 4th Offender, which upon conviction can carry a sentence of up to life in prison. These charges stem from 5 fraudulent conveyances of properties in Detroit targeted by Mr. Daniels. Click here for an interesting slide show which includes pictures of “the forgery factory”. Our thanks to the Wayne County Prosecutors office for all of their help.Mr. Daniels would target a property and conduct research on the property by going to the Registe
