Forgery and counterfeiting are two criminal offenses that involve altering real documents or creating false documents/goods for the purpose of personal gain or to commit fraud. There are a number of specific offenses that are covered under forgery and counterfeiting in Florida Statutes. The penalties and severity of the crimes will vary depending upon the offense itself as well as what was altered or created.
Examples of Forgery Charges in Florida
Some of the specific types of forgery and counterfeiting offenses that our criminal defense attorneys can handle include:
- Uttering forged instruments
- Forging private labels
- Counterfeiting legal tender
- Forging prescription blanks
- Check forgery
- Forging bank documents, bills or promissory notes
- Counterfeiting coins
- Possession of instruments for forging legal tender
- Creating instruments to forge legal tender
- Counterfeiting a doctor’s certificate of examination
- Counterfeiting controlled substances