as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase
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Mangione has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on 11 counts, including one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
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Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Luigi Mangione is facing federal and state charges including:
Federal charges of stalking and murder through use of a firearm;
state charges in New York including weapons and murder offenses; and
state charges in Pennsylvania including forgery and weapons offenses.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department Khalid and Elliot Blake Bourgeois, 42, were arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on a slew of charges, including second-degree kidnapping, forgery, identity theft, providing false information to authorities and trespassing.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
In New York, Mangione faces 11 counts, including one of murder in the first-degree and two of murder in the second-degree in Thompson’s killing, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Luigi Mangione is facing federal and state charges including:
Federal charges of stalking and murder through use of a firearm;
state charges in New York including weapons and murder offenses; and
state charges in Pennsylvania including forgery and weapons offenses.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department Khalid and Elliot Blake Bourgeois, 42, were arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on a slew of charges, including second-degree kidnapping, forgery, identity theft, providing false information to authorities and trespassing.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
In New York, Mangione faces 11 counts, including one of murder in the first-degree and two of murder in the second-degree in Thompson’s killing, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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