Jonathan Rinaldi, a former NYC Council candidate, was arrested and charged with forgery for allegedly using AI to create fake endorsements and news articles on social media. He faces up to two years in prison if convicted.
Sumit Roy, a close aide of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, faces new charges of fraud and forgery in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Roy, already sought in a land-grab case, is accused of cheating and forgery by a complainant. Former MLA Sujoy Hazra is also named in the case.
Zcash's protocol has passed a security audit conducted by Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI, finding no serious vulnerabilities. However, the increasing use of AI in cybersecurity is also raising concerns about potential exploitation by threat actors in the broader crypto industry.
Bùi Tiến Lực and five accomplices will face trial in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18 for organ trafficking and using forged documents. The group allegedly facilitated 28 kidney sales between 2019 and 2023, using fabricated personal documents to bypass hospital regulations.
CID investigates signature forgery in TMC's Leader of Opposition proposal, raids Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata office and Abhishek Banerjee's locations amid party crisis.
Former Ito Mayor Maki Takubo (56) has been re-sentenced for falsely reporting her educational background to media, violating election law, refusing to appear before a city council committee, and forging official documents. She maintains her actions do not constitute a crime.
Bengaluru reported 10,580 economic offenses from 2022-2024, averaging one every 2.5 hours. Forgery, cheating, and fraud constituted over 93% of cases, indicating a shift from physical theft to digital deception. The city faces a high pendency rate for trials.
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother, sentenced to life without parole for murdering her husband with fentanyl, convicted of aggravated murder, insurance fraud, forgery, and attempted murder.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay faces his first floor test with a slim majority after his TVK party emerged as the single-largest party. Rebel AIADMK MLAs have pledged support, while a court order temporarily bars one TVK MLA from voting. A forgery row also complicates the situation ahead of the crucial assembly vote.
CBI in coordination with MEA and MHA successfully returned two Red Notice subjects from the UAE. Kamlesh Parekh was wanted in a Rs 2,672 crore banking fraud case involving 25 banks, while Aalok Kumar was wanted for a passport forgery racket facilitating illegal immigration. Both arrived in India on May 1 and were taken into custody.
The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera in a case stemming from allegations he made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Rinki. The court observed that the allegations appear politically motivated rather than warranting custodial interrogation. Khera had accused Rinki of holding citizenship of other countries and owning overseas companies, after which she registered an FIR accusing him of forgery. The apex court barred Khera from leaving the country without approval and directed him to cooperate with the investigation.
The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case involving allegations of forgery and defamation linked to false statements made against Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Khera had alleged at a press conference that Sharma held multiple foreign passports and undisclosed overseas assets—claims the Assam government termed false and fabricated. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued the case did not warrant custodial arrest, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the plea, citing serious allegations involving fabrication of official documents.
A 26-year-old woman and her 50-year-old father, both Polish citizens living in New Jersey, pleaded guilty to defrauding New York City auction houses of at least $2 million through an art forgery scheme involving at least 200 fake paintings. The forgeries, created in Poland since 2020, included works attributed to Andrew Wyeth, Banksy, Andy Warhol, and Native American artist Fritz Scholder. The most profitable fake, a Richard Mayhew painting, sold for $160,000. They face over three years in prison and $1.9 million in restitution.
A Polish father and daughter have pleaded guilty to defrauding New York City auction houses of at least $2 million through a sophisticated art forgery scheme. Karolina Bankowska, 26, and Erwin Bankowski, 50, created at least 200 fake artworks, including forgeries of Andrew Wyeth, Banksy, Andy Warhol and Native American artist Fritz Scholder. Their most profitable fake, a purported Richard Mayhew, sold for $160,000. They face over three years in prison and $1.9 million in restitution.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is seeking a meeting with President Murmu to recall seven Rajya Sabha MPs who defected from AAP. A minister questioned the authenticity of two signatures on the defection letter, suggesting a potential forgery. The party argues these defections betray the mandate and undermine democracy, seeking a constitutional precedent for removal.
