How to Use forgery in a Sentence

forgery

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  • The forgery charges could result in penalties of up to 10 years in prison.
    — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • In 1968, Sill was sent to jail on narcotics and forgery charges.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Frank Abagnale, for his part, didn’t have to turn to forgery.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Fraud and forgery charges can be punished with jail sentences of up to five years.
    — NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Kaul has filed the felony forgery charges in Dane County Circuit Court.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2024
  • In some cases, such a change does not count as forgery or breach of contract.
    — Yec, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The man, 21, was identified and found to have an active warrant in the city for forgery.
    — cleveland, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Wrapped in on the indictment was the case of an Akron man, 60, charged with one count each of forgery and passing bad checks.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 29 July 2022
  • Some doubters even suggested that the statue was a forgery.
    — New York Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • She was wanted on a warrant for forgery out of Mayfield Heights.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The law director said thieves caught stealing mail will be charged with theft and forgery.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Due to their high prices, Banksy pieces have been subject to imitation and forgery in the past.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Day one was black, two red, three green, four yellow, five blue, and each was stamped to prevent forgery.
    — Catherine Ostler, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2022
  • This has given rise to a class of attack known as a CSRF, short for cross-script request forgery.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Ten years before, while the rivals were still in their teens, Merton Ames had been charged with forgery.
    — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • Overall, Shipman was charged with 15 counts of murder and one count of forgery — though there could be many more.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In 2007, he was convicted of forgery in New Hampshire and was sentenced to one year.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The hacker registered the forgery with the blockchain as though Beeple himself had minted it.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2021
  • In essence, Pence was being asked to endorse a stack of forgeries and then use them as pretext for a coup.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2023
  • All of the suspects face charges of forgery and possession of criminal tools.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 17 May 2022
  • In the series, Margaret isn’t just accused of adultery, she is accused of theft, drugs, and forgery.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Then, forgery was fun, like a challenging puzzle or a riddle to solve.
    — Tony Tetro, Town & Country, 22 Nov. 2022
  • She was detained on misdemeanor theft and forgery charges.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 4 July 2022
  • Both women were charged with one count of second-degree forgery.
    — NBC News, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Andrews is charged with two counts of election perjury and 28 counts of election forgery.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
  • In early June of this year, he and another man were charged with 46 counts of forgery, 38 counts of theft of property.
    — Byron Tate, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Meadows and Roman pleaded not guilty to fraud, forgery and other charges.
    — Will Steakin, ABC News, 7 June 2024
  • In March, he was sentenced in Maricopa County on fraud and forgery charges.
    — Andrew Favakeh, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2021
  • The other counts Pellegrino was facing, including forgery, were dismissed due to her plea on the other count, the docket said.
    — Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Among them: burglary, grand theft auto, forgery, unlawfully owning and possessing a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024

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