Falsifying Public Documents involves altering, changing, or modifying a document for the purpose of deception.......can also involve forgery and/or passing on copies of false documents. Falsifying documents is usually done in connection with broader criminal aims, such as extortion, government fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, financing terrorism........
Types of documents commonly falsified may include:
◾Tax returns and income statements
◾Personal checks
◾Bank account records
◾Business record keeping books
◾Immigration documents (such as visas, passports, etc.)
◾Identification cards and birth certificates
Many different types of acts can be considered as falsifying a document, including:
◾Altering or misrepresenting factual information such as prices or monetary amounts
◾Stating false information when requested to provide truthful statements
◾Forging a signature
◾Using official letterheads without authorization
◾Concealing assets or property WRT obtaining federal/state grants, and/or subsidies
◾Knowingly using or distributing a fake document
A person can only be held criminally liable if they are deliberately acting with the intention of deceiving or defrauding another party. /
Falsifying documents is a very serious offense and is generally classified as a felony. This means that a person charged with falsifying documents may be subject to the following legal penalties:
◾Having to pay a monetary fine
◾Incarceration in a prison facility
Depending on the gravity of the offense, as well as individual state laws, falsifying documents can result in a prison sentence of 5-10 years. Also, if government documents or authorities were involved, the legal penalties may be more severe. ..... legal penalties may increase with repeat offenses.
The penalty for falsifying government documents is outlined in the Crimes Act of 1958.
He says (in the article):
our protagonist is: encouraged to lie and report that he did not have existing health insurance
I finished and, as the website clearly states, at the risk of perjury gave my e-signature verifying that I had provided true information.
I was able to delete the original application and, by ignoring some optional questions, eventually qualified for tax credits.
The point of his article seems to be the enrollment numbers, totally ignoring that under penalty of perjury, he and many others are not providing "true" information: "How many other folks were encouraged to fill out applications in ways that would make Obamacare figures look better? Those Obamacare enrollment numbers we're reading are as flimsy as the gowns you put on at the doctor's office.