COUPLE FACING PRISON FOR CREDIT FORGERIES.Byline: Sonia Sonia young prostitute stays near prison to comfort Raskolnikov. [Russ. Lit.: Crime and Punishment] See : Faithfulness Giordani Daily News Staff Writer A woman and her boyfriend pleaded guilty this week to forging checks and credit card receipts totaling more than $180,000. Deborah King, 41, of Newbury Park pleaded guilty to three charges of forgery forgery, in art forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. The Nature of Forgery Because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art and a charge of conspiring to commit forgery using her grandfather's bank accounts and credit cards. She faces up to five years in state prison, said Robert Meyers Robert Meyers (1914 - March 26, 2007) was an American politician and judge. He served as the 26th mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, succeeding Harry W. Baals, who died in office in 1954. , the Ventura County deputy district attorney supervising the fraud unit. Robert Matueski, 44, also pleaded guilty to one charge of forgery. He faces up to three years in state prison. Both King and Matueski remained in custody Friday at the Ventura County Jail in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $50,000 bail. They are scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 5. Ventura County sheriff's Sgt. Timothy Lorenzen said the couple stole more than $180,000 - money they used to gamble, buy clothing and rent cars - from King's grandfather. Meyers said Friday that this case is only one in a growing number of those involving people stealing money from elderly relatives. ``In this unit we specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in financial elderly abuse with respect to these types of cases,'' he said. ``Sometimes, the elder can't adequately communicate or recall what happened, but we are very sensitive to this problem and try to help our elderly citizens.'' |
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