Document Analysis

Sam Korsen and Kelly Girandola

• Stock Certificates• Bonds• Money Orders• Checks• Deeds• Mortgages• Promissory Notes• Wills and Contracts• Court Seals• Identity Theft Documents• Corporate Documents

Easily Forged Objects

How can forensic document examiners help attorneys and law enforcement officers?

Answer: http://www.abfde.org/fde.htm#attorneys

What can chemical analysis tell an investigator about a document?

Answer: http://www.caslon.com.au/forgeryprofile16.htm

• How do forensics scientists verify the age of a document?

Answer: http://www.enotes.com/forensic-science/document-forgery

Can forensic analysis reveal what documents have been sent to the printer?

• Answer: http://www.life123.com/question/Forensic-Document-Analysis

• What government agency investigates counterfeit money and forgeries?

Answer: http://www.enotes.com/forensic-science/document-forgery

What are journals starting to do to cut down on the amount of forgery?

Answer: http://www.experiment-resources.com/science-fraud.html#ixzz1HCpA7qyt

Case Study: Forgery and FraudScenario

Type of Case: Family Law

County: Tarrant

Plaintiff: Mrs. X

Defendant: Mr. Y

Description: Mrs. X and Mr. Y divorced. Once Mr. Y had remarried, a few years later, Mrs. X decided to sue Mr. Y for

additional assets. Mrs. X presented a document purported to be a contract, outside of the Divorce Decree, between

she and Mr. Y. This case was filed as a civil suit and was referred back to Family Court.

Summary

Timeline

Purported Contract Signed: June 5, 2003

Divorce Finalized: June 20, 2003

Mrs. X Purchased New Computer: June 1, 2005

Suit Filed: September 26, 2005

Claims of Plaintiff

Mrs. X claimed the contract was provided to her by Mr. Y in return for her agreeing to the divorce settlement. Mrs. X

further claimed the contract was lost by her only to be rediscovered just prior to her filing the suit.

Defendants’ Response

Mr. Y claims the contract was a forgery...See what happened next!

http://proteggallc.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/case-study-forgery-and-fraud/

A Forged Birth Certificate

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• There are many developing advancements in the forensic field of Document Analysis.

• A changing, fast-paced world creates the necessity to keep the technology of document analysis an improving system.

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The Future of Document Analysis

Bibliography

• http://www.caslon.com.au/forgeryprofile16.ht

• http://www.enotes.com/forensic-science/document-forgery

• http://www.experiment-resources.com/science-fraud.html#ixzz1HCpA7qyt