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the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.

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SHELBYVILLE - A 36-year-old Shelbyville woman has been arrested by the Indiana State Police following an investigation looking into allegations of forgery, fraud and theft.

Indiana State Police said the investigation began Aug. 15 when a victim contacted the Indiana State Police accusing Heather Brant, a legal secretary at Lishner Law, of producing fraudulent court documents. During the course of the investigation detectives determined Brant allegedly created false court documents and forged signatures of judges, court clerks and prosecutors. She is also accused of theft from the law firm where she was employed. The Shelby County Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant for Brant and she subsequently turned herself into detectives Sept. 25th.

She is charged with:

Eight counts of forgery, a level 6 Felony

Two counts of obstruction of justice, a Level 6 Felony

One count of theft, a Level 5 Felony

One count of identity deception, a Level 5 Felony

One count of fraud on a financial institution, a Level 5 Felony

Indiana State Police turned the information over to the Shelby County Prosecutor's Office which is handling the case.

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Shelbyville legal secretary accused of felonies in forgery case

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SHELBYVILLE -- A 36-year-old Shelbyville woman has been arrested by the Indiana State Police following an investigation looking into allegations of forgery, fraud and theft. Indiana State Police said the investigation began Aug.

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A person commits burglary when without authority he or she knowingly enters or without authority remains within a building, with intent to commit a felony or theft.

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The Grand Forks Police Department is searching for a man suspected in two burglaries Wednesday, a post from its Facebook page said.

Two separate reports said the suspect is a lighter-skinned black male, about 6 feet 5 inches and 130-150 pounds with patchy facial hair, light clothing and possibly no shoes. Police said he was seen near Lions Park and the English Coulee by Century Elementary School Wednesday night.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911. The investigation is ongoing.

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Police searching for burglary suspect in Grand Forks

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The Grand Forks Police Department is searching for a man suspected in two burglaries Wednesday, a post from its Facebook page said.Two separate reports said the suspect is a lighter-skinned black male, about 6 feet 5 inches and 130-150 pounds with patchy facial hair, light clothing and possibly no shoes....

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action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.

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cosby's star on the hollywood walk of fame is vandalized -- again. it's not the only one - cnn

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Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is vandalized -- again. It's not the only one

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Cosby's is not the only star that's been targeted on the fabled sidewalks of Hollywood. Here are six more -- including some that may surprise you.

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The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

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Criminals are increasingly attempting to extort consumers and businesses via e-mail, according to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.

The AG's office reportedly received a number of complaints, although the exact number was not released. No one reported losing money.

The scenarios always change but the common factor is a threat via e-mail.

* e-mail from unknown parties
* use of recipient's personal information (allows for higher degree of intimidation)
* allegations of visiting adult websites or other compromising situations
* threats to send video or compromising information to family, friends, coworkers or social media contacts
* e-mail allows for only a short window to pay or they will distribute the alleged activity

The AG advises people not to open e-mail or attachments from unknown senders and do not communicate with unsolicited e-mail senders. Use strong passwords and change them often.

If you are a victim of a scam, contact the AG's Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-300-1986 or at consumerhelp@state.sd.us .

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E-mail extortion threats increase in South Dakota

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Criminals are increasingly attempting to extort consumers and businesses via e-mail, according to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. The AG's office reportedly received a number of complaints, although the exact number was not released. No one reported losing money. The scenarios always change but the common factor is a threat via e-mail.

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A person commits aggravated robbery when he or she violates subsection

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Several suspects are on the run near George Bush Intercontinental Airport after attempting an armed robbery at a Denny's restaurant in Shenandoah, police said.

Police arrived at the Denny's at Research and Interstate 45 sometime before 3:45 a.m., just as a 1999 white SUV with no headlights fled the scene, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter.
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The SUV didn't stop for deputies and led them on a chase down I-45 to the Hardy Toll Road, ending at the airport.

The suspects crashed, and four men fled into the woods in separate directions, according to the Police Reporter.

During a search for the men, one of the suspects came out of the woods and unsuccessfully tried to carjack a driver. He ran back into the woods, where authorities are still searching. The Harris County Sheriff's Office and Houston Police Department are assisting.

No one was injured at the Denny's. It's unclear if they took anything in the robbery.

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Manhunt underway near Bush Airport after armed robbery at Shenandoah Denny's

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Several suspects are on the run near George Bush Intercontinental Airport after attempting an armed robbery at a Denny's restaurant in Shenandoah, police said. Police arrived at the Denny's at Research and Interstate 45 sometime before 3:45 a.m., just as a 1999 white SUV with no headlights fled the scene, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter.

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Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one´s trust or belonging to one´s employer

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An ex-president in El Salvador has become the first former head of state in the country to confess to corruption and later receive prison time for it, but the light sentence handed down as part of the plea deal he struck with authorities makes this moment bittersweet.

Former El Salvador President Elías Antonio "Tony" Saca, who served the country between 2004 and 2009, was September 12 to 10 years in prison for embezzlement and money laundering, and was ordered to pay $260 million as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Attorney General's Office in a press release.

Prosecutors asked for five years for embezzlement and five more for money laundering as part of the plea deal. However, this is just a fraction of the 30-year prison sentence that Saca could have faced without the agreement for the crimes he committed, according to El Faro.

Saca and his co-conspirators were in October 2016 on corruption charges and were accused of embezzlement, illicit association and money laundering. They were accused of embezzling more than $300 million from state coffers into personal bank accounts. Saca pleaded guilty to these charges in August 2018 in a historic confession that marked the first time a former Salvadoran president confessed to committing such crimes.

Saca seemed to have a premeditated plan for how he would rob the state. A law passed shortly after he took office the "internal regulation of the use of public funds" allowed him to hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's accounts into his own personal accounts through checks and money transfers without leaving much of a paper trail behind.

In addition, the former president overspent the state's money by handing out bonuses, paying for travel expenses, bribing journalists and transferring money to the accounts of the right-wing National Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista - ARENA) political party, which he headed at the time.

InSight Crime Analysis

The sentencing of former El Salvador President Saca marks a historic moment in the fight against corruption in the Central American nation, but his light sentence comes as little surprise given the country's shortcomings with combating widespread graft.

Former President Saca's corruption network penetrated all aspects of Salvadoran society, from government institutions to prominent business elites and the country's media. But Saca, who headed the network, didn't receive the harshest sentence. Despite confessing to robbing the state of more than $300 million, the former president's 10-year prison term was less than the 16 years in prison that Pablo Gómez, one of the network's lower-level members responsible for writing checks, received.

SEE ALSO: InDepth Coverage of Elites and Organized Crime

While Saca's confession is historic, he is not the first Salvadoran president to become entangled in the corruption that has come to define the country's politics. Saca's predecessor, Francisco Flores, was of embezzling millions of dollars of the state's money. And Saca's successor, Mauricio Funes, was of illicit enrichment in 2017.

What was different about Saca, however, was his and his family's strong links to organized crime. Saca's cousin, Herbert Ernesto Saca Vides, was one of El Salvador's most effective political fixers due to his links to both organized crime groups, like the infamous Los Perrones, and the upper echelons of the country's political elite.

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Despite Confession, Former El Salvador President's Sentencing Is Bittersweet

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An ex-president in El Salvador has become the first former head of state in the country to confess to corruption and later receive prison time for it, but the light sentence handed down as part of the plea deal he struck with authorities makes this moment bittersweet.

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the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.

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Patrick Thompson appears in court on murder, arson charges

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Patrick Thompson, 27, of Nevada, listens to testimony Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in the Monroe County Courthouse in Albia. He was charged with murder and arson in a May 2017 fatal fire that killed his stepsister and her cousin.

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