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Falsifying Official Documents involves altering, changing, or modifying a document for the purpose of deception.......
can involve forgery and/or passing copies of false documents. The preferred criminal MO to cover-up larger crimes.

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)

◾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.

32 posted on 08/12/2019 8:24:24 AM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. conclusive)
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The penalty for falsifying government documents is outlined in the Crimes Act of 1958.

The penalty can only apply if charges are brought and they never are. The SS administration know when SSNs are used fraudulently and to my knowledge no charge has ever been brought, they do however the legal owner of the SSN is notified, but children whose SSNs are used, they are not notified.

48 posted on 08/12/2019 9:52:05 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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