Indiana Forgery Law

<h1> United States of America v. Michael Jerome Wright, Cortney Lashea Young </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Evansville, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with $2 Million Mail Theft Scheme and Firearms Offenses </font/color="red"></center><center> Princeton Couple Sentenced to Combined 14 Years in Federal Prison for $2 Million Mail Theft Scheme and Firearms Offenses</h2></center></cent... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Frank Lassen Garay </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase a Dozen Vehicles with Fraudulent Checks </font/color="red"></center><center> Indy Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison After Attempting to Purchase a Dozen Vehicles with Fraudulent Checks</h2></center><... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. James Henley </h1>

<h2><center> Indianapolis, IN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Nearly $3 Million and Five Indianapolis Homes </font/color="red"></center><center> Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $3 Million and Five Indianapolis Homes </h2></center> </h2></ce... More...

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United States of America v. Jacob Seyfried

Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manufacturing counterfeit currency. On November 13, 2021, a Carmel Police Department Officer initiated a traffic stop on a Cadillac with stolen license plates near 96th street. The driver was Jacob Seyfried. Seyfried, atge 47, of Indianapolis, stated that he had been released from jail about six days prio... More...

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Rogdrick Vontrae Stewart v. State of Indiana

<center><h2> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning appealing a conviction of one count of selling a vehicle with a destroyed, removed, altered, covered, or defaced identification number in Indiana? Call 918-582-6422. It's Free. </h2> </center> In July of 2011, Jill Cooley5 was in a relationship with Stewart. St... More...

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Lawrence Amick v. State of Indiana

<center><h1><ahref="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a>Our Team Will Answer Your Phone When You Cannot</h1></center> In July 2016, the State charged Amick with forgery and auto theft as level 6 felonies. On October 23, 2018, the court held... More...

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William Hedrick v. State of Indiana

<center><a href="https://www.morelaw.com/add/attorney/" target="_new"><img width="600" src="https://www.morelaw.com/images/banners/subscription.gif" target="_new"></a></center> <center> <img width="300" src="https://tribwxin.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/william-hedrick.jpeg?quality=85&strip=all&w=768&h=432&crop=1"> <h3> <h2> </h3> </center> H... More...

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Savon Darnell Peak v. State of Indiana

<center><h1><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a>No More Robo Calls With MoreLaw Receptionists</h1></center> In the late afternoon on March 8, 2018, Peak was released from Lake County Jail on his own recognizance, where he had... More...

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Alex P. Bice v. State of Indiana <table> <td>

After cashing two forged checks made payable to himself totaling $1,850, Bice was charged on April 25, 2011, with two counts of forgery and two counts of receiving stolen property. He pleaded guilty to a single count of forgery and, by agreement, was ordered to serve a six-year sentence with four years suspended to probation. Bice was ordered as a condition of probation to at... More...

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Kristopher W. Bunting v. State of Indiana <table> <td>

On July 9, 2013, Bunting pleaded guilty to Class D felony possession of methamphetamine and Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia in cause number 84D01-1212-FD-3827 (“Cause 3827”). The trial court sentenced Bunting in Cause 3827 to concurrent, but suspended, sentences of two years for Class D felony possession of methamphetamine and one year for Class A misd... More...

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David Garden v. State of Indiana <table> <td>

From approximately 2010 through 2014, Garden engaged in a series of fraudulent real estate transactions. In some cases, Garden would offer to sell a home for an individual, obtain a quitclaim deed for the property, and then enter into a rent-to-own agreement with a subsequent victim that was contrary to the authority given to him by the original owner. In other cases, Garden ... More...

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Bert McQueen, III v. State of Indiana

The facts most favorable to the convictions follow. In early September 2014, McQueen lived with his lifelong friend Brandon Wicker while he worked on Wicker’s house. In the days leading up to September 5, 2014, a neighbor heard escalating arguments between McQueen and Wicker. McQueen also made statements to a friend that he was going to kill Wicker or “kick his ass” be... More...

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GARY MARTIN V. STEPHEN O'DANIEL AND MIKE SAPP V. STEPHEN O'DANIEL AND BOBBY MOTLEY V. STEPHEN O'DANIEL </h2.

Stephen O'Daniel is a retired Kentucky State Police (KSP) officer. He was employed by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet as Executive Director of the Office of Investigations when he purchased what was purportedly a 1974 Chevrolet Corvette. After discovering that the vehicle was actually a 1975 Corvette, O'Daniel sought the assistance of Detective Riley of KSP's stolen ... More...

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Mindy M. Cline v. State of Indiana

In 2003, Cline was convicted of Forgery. In 2004, she was convicted of Dealing in Methamphetamine. On October 16, 2015, Cline filed a petition seeking expungement of the records of these convictions. The State did not oppose the petition. [3] The trial court conducted a hearing on November 12, 2015, at which Cline testified and the State presented no evidence. At the c... More...

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William Hunter v. State of Indiana

On May 8, 2014, Hunter, who had been convicted of Burglary, as a Class B felony, in 2004, attempted to pawn several shotguns and rifles that had apparently been reported as stolen as the result of a burglary. Police arrested Hunter, and on May 29, 2014, the State charged Hunter with Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon. On July 17, 2014, the State amended the <b... More...

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Adrian Anthony v. State of Indiana

In the early morning hours of October 24, 2013, Anthony and three accomplices––Michael Pugh, Taiwan Lundy, and Trae Spells––broke into a Court of Appeals of Indiana | Opinion 49A02-1510-CR-1557 | July 1, 2016 Page 3 of 7 Northside-Indianapolis home belonging to R.N. and his wife, B.N. One of the men entered the bedroom and held R.N. and B.N. at gunpoint while the ... More...

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Brandy G. Hoebee v. State of Indiana

On February 10, 2012, the trial court entered judgment of conviction under cause number 34D04-1109-FC-151 (“Cause No. 151”) for two counts of forgery as class C felonies and sentenced Hoebee on each count to concurrent sentences of six years with two years executed on in-home detention, the balance suspended to supervised probation, and credit for 150 actual days served <br... More...

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Sheila Taylor v. State of Indiana

Taylor pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamines, a Level 4 felony. Pursuant to her plea agreement, Taylor’s sentence was capped at the advisory sentence of six years.2 At the sentencing hearing, Taylor offered her own unsworn statement and testimony from five witnesses to emphasize her efforts toward rehabilitation and also the effect <br... More...

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Max Nicholson v. State of Indiana

In the summer of 2002, Nicholson met Eber while attending a real estate conference in Florida. Eber lived in Rochester, Indiana, and at that time Nicholson was living in West Virginia.3 A couple of months prior to their meeting, Eber had inherited a parcel of real estate in Indiana and another in Mississippi; each included a residence on the real property. She also inherite... More...

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Scott Giles v. State of Indiana

Richard Wells employed Giles for ten years as a property manager maintenance technician for Richard Wells Rentals. Between August 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, Giles stole various checks from Wells. Giles then filled out those checks, signed Wells’s name to them without any authority, and cashed the checks. The largest check cashed was for $1,500. Giles ultimately stole a t... More...

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Richard D. Croslin v. State of Indiana

On March 8, 2014, Croslin sought emergency medical treatment at Schneck Medical Center in Jackson County. Hospital staff put him in a room. Croslin, who was accompanied by a companion, left his room and went to the nurses’ break room. While his companion served as a lookout, Croslin stole personal property including a cell phone, an iPod, and clothing from the nurses’ lo... More...

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Camille R. Fincher v. State of Indiana

On May 20, 2014, asset protection employees at a Fort Wayne Walmart observed Fincher placing $337.14 worth of merchandise into shopping bags she had brought into the store and placed inside a cart. She then attempted to exit the store without paying for the merchandise and was apprehended by Fort Wayne Police officers. Fincher was arrested and transported to the police s... More...

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Samantha J. Perez v. State of Indiana

On March 27, 2013, Perez entered into a plea agreement agreeing to plead guilty to one count of Class C felony forgery. In exchange for her guilty plea, the State agreed to dismiss eight additional Class C felony forgery counts. Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, on June 2, 2013, Perez was ordered to serve a four-year sentence, with one year served in home detention <... More...

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Kevin Graham v. State of Indiana

In May 2012, Graham pled guilty to two counts of class C felony forgery and one count of class D felony receiving stolen property. The trial court sentenced Graham to concurrent seven-year sentences for the class C felonies and a consecutive term of two years for the class D felony. Graham was sentenced to nine years in the Department of Correction, with four years suspended ... More...

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Johnnie A. Winners v. State of Indiana

On January 11, 2008, Winners pled guilty to Count I, forgery, a Class C felony and Count II, theft, a Class D felony. On Count I, Winners was sentenced to six years at the Department of Correction (DOC), with four years executed and the remaining two years suspended to probation. As for Count II, Winners was sentenced to two and one-half years executed. Winners’ sentences ... More...

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Christopher Schmidt v. Indiana Insurance Company, C&F Insurance Group, LLC, and Bart Stith

In December 2004, the plaintiff, Christopher Schmidt, inherited residential property. He allowed his cousin to live in the house and did not obtain insurance on the property. From 2007 to 2009 the plaintiff received multiple complaints about animals left on the property and odors emanating from the property. Plaintiff testified that in 2007, while his cousin was in jail, "two fire trucks, four ... More...

$0 (12-02-2015 - IN)

Untied States of America v. Danny K. Hight

CLINTON, IN - Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today the federal sentencing of a Vermillion County man on federal firearms charges. Danny K. Hight, age 47, of Cayuga, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William Lawrence to 70 months (5 years, 10 months) for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. "Three years ago, this Office pledged to federally prosec... More...

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Mouhamadou M. Sow v. Fortville Police Department

Plaintiff-Appellant, Mouhamadou M. Sow, was arrested for forgery based upon information that he tried to cash a fake money order. Plaintiff was later able to produce a receipt for the money order and the charge against him was dismissed. On July 24, 2008, he filed a Complaint in the Southern District of Indiana. Plaintiff named as Defendants: the United States of America, U.S. Postal Employees Lyn... More...

$0 (02-11-2011 - IN)

John R. Malone, Jr. v. ReliaStar Insurance Co. and Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co.

This is a case about death. To be entitled to the death benefit payable under a life insurance policy, a beneficiary must prove that the insured is actually, or, in the alternative, perhaps only legally, dead. There is a difference between the two. As is often the case in the law, words and concepts so familiar in everyday life assume esoteric identities when cloaked in legal rhetoric. It should c... More...

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<a href="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/completed/12190302.jts.html" target="_new">Robert Richardson v. State of Indiana</a>

The relevant facts follow. On March 16, 1978, the Link Belt Credit Union in Marion County, Indiana was robbed. Men took money and blank credit union checks at gunpoint from Martha Watts, a Link Belt Credit Union employee. On March 27, 1978, Richardson was arrested for forgery when he attempted to cash one of the checks stolen from the Link Belt Credit Union at another bank.See footnote On May... More...

$0 (12-19-2003 - IN)

<a href="http://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/archive/07020201.rts.html" target="_new">Stephen A. Songer and Country Concrete, Inc. v. Civitas Bank f/k/a Citizens Bank of Western Indiana</a>

Recent practice and case law has inclined toward denying a request for trial by jury whenever a complaint joins claims in law and equity on the theory that any claim in equity "draws the whole lawsuit into equity." We think this narrows the right to trial by jury as guaranteed by the Indiana Constitution. Facts and Procedural History Appellant Stephen A. Songer is chairman of the b... More...

$0 (07-02-2002 - IN)