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Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors

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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Authorities: Woman who posed as drug counselor pleads guilty to forgery

    A woman who authorities say posed as a licensed drug councilor in Glencoe will be sentenced in June on charges that she committed forgery when she deposited insurance company checks to her bank account, even though the checks were made out to the father of one of her clients.
    Special to the Tribune
    A woman who authorities say posed as a licensed drug councilor in Glencoe will be sentenced in June on charges that she committed forgery when she deposited insurance company checks to her bank account, even though the checks were made out to the father...

    Tags: Prosecution, Banking, McHenry County, Cook County Government, Justice System

    2. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Senator with anti-swatting bill is victim of hoax emergency call

    A state Senator who has legislation that would increase the penalties for hoax 911 calls known as "swatting" was himself the victim of such a prank call Friday. Police received an anonymous text message sent through an operator that reported a...

    Tags: Shootings, Stranger Than Fiction

    3. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. KTLA bomb threat was a hoax, LAPD says

    Los Angeles police said Tuesday night that a bomb threat that forced employees at the KTLA-TV studios in Hollywood to be evacuated was a hoax. "It was a hoax call," Los Angeles Police Department Officer Christopher No told The Times. "The guy called and...

    Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Explosions, Labor Legislation, Twitter, Inc., Emergency Incidents

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  4. Meth lab discovered in Summit Township apartment; two charged

    A forgery investigation led state police to an active methamphetamine lab in Summit Township.
    staff writer, @damichelleg
    A forgery investigation led state police to an active methamphetamine lab in Summit Township. State police said Jordan O'Donnell, 22, and Matthew Bowman, 29, both of 7052 Mason Dixon Highway, were found with an active meth lab in their second-floor...

    Tags: Heroin, Court Preliminary, Rentals, Methamphetamine (drug), Trials

    5. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  5. Standing up for a sacred institution

    It seemed an unlikely story. Voter Registration Office workers and a Democratic Party volunteer had been forging names on petitions to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the 2008 primary ballot in St Joseph County. But an investigation by The...

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, Barack Obama, Trials, Crimes

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  6. UPDATE: Morgan, Blythe guilty on all counts

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- Guilty. On all counts.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- Guilty. On all counts. That was the verdict late Thursday in the forgery trial involving former chair of the county Democratic Party Butch Morgan and party member Dustin Blythe, who were accused of conspiring to forge signatures on...

    Tags: Voting, Politics, Court Preliminary, Martin Luther King Jr., Crimes

    7. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Jittery public, hoax calls add to pressure on law enforcement

    Someone calls 911 to make a bomb threat, prompting the evacuation of a local TV station as police race to the scene. It turns out to be a hoax.
    Someone calls 911 to make a bomb threat, prompting the evacuation of a local TV station as police race to the scene. It turns out to be a hoax. Someone sees a package that they think is a bomb, temporarily shuttering a local city hall over terrorism...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Los Angeles Police Department, Television Industry, Sports, Law Enforcement

    8. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Surge in bomb squad calls, 'suspicious packages' since Boston

    Someone calls a television station and makes a bomb threat, causing a phalanx of police to race to the scene. It&rsquo;s a hoax.
    Someone calls a television station and makes a bomb threat, causing a phalanx of police to race to the scene. It’s a hoax. Someone sees a package they think is a bomb, temporarily shuttering a city hall over terrorism fears. It’s a fake....

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, AEG, Environmental Issues, Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Jackson

    9. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. The Pirate Bay says its announced move to North Korea was a hoax

    If you were among those who didn't believe the Pirate Bay actually moved to North Korea, give yourself a pat on the back.
    If you were among those who didn't believe the Pirate Bay actually moved to North Korea, give yourself a pat on the back. The controversial file-sharing website now says its move to North Korea, announced in a news release Monday, was all a hoax. "You...

    Tags: Apple iPhone, North Korea, Stranger Than Fiction

    10. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  10. Judge blocks request to keep ballot petition fraud evidence from trial

    <span style="font-size: small;">A key ruling Monday in the ballot petition fraud case involving St. Joseph County&rsquo;s former Democratic Party Chair Butch Morgan and three former Democratic voter registration employees will send all four of the accused to trial.</span>
    A key ruling Monday in the ballot petition fraud case involving St. Joseph County’s former Democratic Party Chair Butch Morgan and three former Democratic voter registration employees will send all four of the accused to trial. Morgan is accused...

    Tags: Voting, Lawyers, Justice System, Politics, Barack Obama

    11. Feb 26, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Coast Guard suspends search for missing sailboat, possible hoax

    L.A. NOW
    Coast Guard officials said they have been unable to pinpoint the location where a distress call originated reporting what was said to be a sinking sailboat in the ocean south of San Francisco....
    12. Feb 26, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Distress call from sinking sailboat may be hoax, Coast Guard says

    L.A. NOW
    The Coast Guard on Tuesday suspended its search for four people, including two young children, who were believed to be missing after a distress call from what was said to be a sinking sailboat in the ocean south of San......
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