Falsification of information on employment applications has also been held to involve uttering. Any form of material gain may be the motive, but generally financial gain is the motive, as in the common practice of passing a bad check. Motive is not the distinguishing factor, however. There must be some legal significance to the circulation. This is the same as intent to defraud under forgery law.
Bad checks are perhaps the number one crime problem in the United States.
The investigation of fraud, like public order offenses, often requires law enforcement to engage in certain unethical practices, like infiltration, entrapment, and sting operations. The variety of fraud offenses is sometimes amazing, and constantly growing. They also vary in their levels of sophistication. Criminal Law . Contemporary Criminal Law .