the prosecution of forgers
1James Ossuary — The James ossuary was on display at the Royal Ontario Museum from November 15, 2002 to January 5, 2003. The James Ossuary is a 2,000 year old chalk box that was used for containing the bones of the dead. The Aramaic inscription: Ya akov bar Yosef …
2Peter Tobin — This article is about the serial killer. For the businessman, see Peter J. Tobin. Peter Tobin Born Peter Britton Tobin 27 August 1946 (1946 08 27) (age 65) Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK Alias(es) James Kelly John Tobin Pat McLaughlin …
3Dorothea Puente — Puente at her trial Background information Birth name Dorothea Helen Gray Born January 9, 1929(1929 01 09) …
4David Stein (art forger) — David Stein (born Henri Haddad, January 27, 1935, Alexandria, Egypt Died October 1999, Bordeaux, France) was an artist who, until 1966, had been frequently sentenced for theft by the French courts before becoming an art forger and art dealer with …
5Neville Heath — Background information Birth name Neville George Clevely Heath Also known as Lord Dudle …
6Identity theft — is a form of stealing another person s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person s identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person s name. The victim of… …
7Bank fraud — is the use of fraudulent means to obtain money, assets, or other property owned or held by a financial institution. In many instances, bank fraud is a criminal offense. While the specific elements of a particular banking fraud law vary between… …
8Elmyr de Hory — (born Elmyr Hory ) (1906 – December 11, 1976) was a famous Hungarian born painter and art forger. He claimed to have sold over a thousand forgeries to reputable art galleries all over the world. His forgeries garnered much celebrity from a… …
9Jehoash Inscription — In January 2003, an artifact, dubbed the Jehoash Inscription, appeared in Israel. It was rumored to have surfaced in the construction site or in the Muslim cemetery near the Temple Mount of Jerusalem. It supposedly described repairs made to the… …
10Vernon Harrison — Dr. Vernon George Wentworth Harrison, PhD. (b. Warwickshire, 1912) (d. 2001 [ [http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/THHIST.HTM An Index to Theosophical History 1985 continuing] . Accessed March 8, 2008] ) is a former president of the Royal… …
