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Grand Jury Indicts Indiana Man for Forging Supreme Court Chief Justice Signature
Just the facts
A federal grand jury in Indiana returned an indictment charging Joshua M. Culver with four counts of impersonating a U.S. officer and one count of using a forged judicial signature and court seal. Federal prosecutors allege Culver filed a document titled Order of Dismissal With Prejudice bearing a forged signature of Chief Justice John Roberts in Grant County Superior Court. The indictment further alleges Culver falsely claimed to be a National Security Agency agent, a Supreme Court Special Master, and an intelligence official to intimidate local police and court personnel. Culver was arrested in Colorado and assigned federal public defenders for his initial court appearances.
Why this is news
Federal authorities arrested an Indiana resident accused of fabricating a Supreme Court order to dismiss his criminal case.
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