Have you committed a felony?? Someone has!!

[Ms.Lady Y]

Making false police reports is illegal and a felony!!

Hmmm, wonder who should be worried.....

What Is Meant by "Falsifying Documents"?
“Falsifying documents” is a type of white collar crime. It involves altering, changing, or modifying a document for the purpose of deceiving another person. It can also involve the passing along of copies of documents that are known to be false. In many states, falsifying a document is a crime punishable as a felony.

Basically, any type of official form or document can be illegally modified. Falsifying documents is usually done in connection with broader criminal aims, such as tax evasion.

In order to be convicted of falsifying documents, the accused person must have acted with criminal intent. Some businesses forms such as corporations can also be charged with falsifying documents.

What Types of Acts May Constitute Falsifying a Document?
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 (especially in bankruptcy proceedings)
Knowingly using or distributing a fake document
Destroying information material to an investigation
Again, a person can only be held criminally liable if they are acting with the intention of deceiving or defrauding another party, such as another person or a bank. So, if a person was using a document but did not know that it was fake, they usually cannot be found guilty of falsifying a document.

What Are the Legal Penalties for Falsifying Documents?
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 nature 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 federal authorities were involved, the legal penalties may be more severe. A maximum sentence for falsifying federal investigation and bankruptcy records can be fines and 20 year imprisonment.

Legal penalties may increase with repeat offenses.

What are Other Penalties for Falsifying Documents?
Besides being subject to penalties and incarceration, falsifying documents can have adverse consequences in one’s life and may constitute:

Grounds for termination of one’s job
Reduction of one’s credit score
Disqualification for bank loans
Grounds for removability in immigration proceedings
Grounds for ineligibility for passport records
Being subject to Business and Professions Code lawsuits
Being audited by the I.R.S. more frequently
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[Luxie]

I feel like I've missed something, lol. Maybe I shouldn't travel so often!

[JCM800]

Moved here from Coed.

[oldguy57II]

I want to begin by thanking you for not being specific. Why? Because it is none of my business. But, you see, if it is none of my business, why is it here for me to read?

[Kaboom]

What's this got to do with the price of tea in China?

[Unique_Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Kaboom

What's this got to do with the price of tea in China?

Cause tea is taxed.
Seriously though, nothing hacks off LE more than false reports, or banks if falsified paper.

[Ginks]

Am I missing something key?

[Ms.Lady Y]

Apparently someone has decided to make false police records about me saying i'm working with LE and has been sending them to people on here.
I just thought they would like to know that it is a felony!!

[windowsidiot]

Originally Posted by Ms.Lady Y

Apparently someone has decided to make false police records about me saying i'm working with LE and has been sending them to people on here.
I just thought they would like to know that it is a felony!!

Thank you. I was a little confused my self.

[jmhawk1]

Does it count if you've never been caught? I have committed several...

That's a joke, BTW. I don't think I ever have.

[CS123]

Odd thing about how crimes work is it requires parties outside of your control to do something. First LE has to investigate it after they have been made aware of it. Second the prosecutor has to prosecute it.

From personal experience even if LE says there is reason to investigate if they consult with the prosecutor and they are informed it won't be prosecuted nothing happens. Apparently LE is busy enough to not be able to pursue all the things they would like to and same goes for taking it to court. Some people are willing to commit crimes and take the risk that they fall into the "we aren't interested in that" category. Reasoning I received was we won't take the time to look at this because it will never make it to court so therefore we will won't do anything. Of course you get told that if you can make a civil case you can take it to court without involving LE or the prosecuting attorney. My thoughts are if it is a crime why should I hire an attorney and try to make it a civil matter?

Not saying the OP shouldn't pursue it only saying things don't always work as a person thinks.

The circumstances I encountered are different from the OP's but same in the respect a crime (in my opinion) was being committed. Apparently my issue didn't rise to the level of needing prosecuted in someone else's opinion. I wrote it off to the "good ole boy" club and moved on. Should have picked a bag of dog crap up and dumped it in the a-holes yard instead, I would have gotten more satisfaction out of it in the end!

[oldguy57II]

Originally Posted by jmhawk1

Does it count if you've never been caught? I have committed several...

That's a joke, BTW. I don't think I ever have.

Ummmmmm. I am glad that no one involved with this board could ever be charged with a crime.

[WMJ4657]

Making a false statement has to be in written form, unless made to a federal agent, for it be a crime.

[newyorkboy]

Felony - that would be a GREAT provider name!!

[shotgun willy]

If you don't know Felony Melany, you should! You will get friction burns from her ankle bracelet. Not sure if she is doing incall now from the county jail or not.