What Fraudulent Activities are Illegal Under the Texas Fraud Statute?
There are many different Texas fraud statutes. Texas Penal Code Section 32 addresses forgery, identity theft, vehicle, and credit card fraud, check fraud, and counterfeiting. Forgery involves altering something written or making a written item appear to be authorized by someone else, doing the same with a copy of an original when no original existed or changing dates to show the written document was executed at a different time or place. It is a crime when the forgery intends to defraud or harm another person or entity. While forgery is sometimes a Class A misdemeanor, it can be a felony when it involves a will, deed, check, mortgage, credit card, or security instrument.