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Is faking a legislator’s letterhead parody or forgery?

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Is faking a legislator’s letterhead parody or forgery?

by Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror
March 15, 2012

					<h1>Is faking a legislator’s letterhead parody or forgery?</h1>
<p class="byline">by Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror <br />March 15, 2012</p>
					
<p>If you live in Wisconsin, the answer to that question can mean jail time.</p>
<p><a href="http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/dane-county-da-considers-charges-against-cartoonist-who-sent-fake/article_c68da8ba-6e29-11e1-bb00-001871e3ce6c.html" target="_blank">A cartoonist is facing a felony charge</a> over his faking a legislator’s letterhead for what he called a parody of a press release.</p>
<p>Shoulda waited until April 1.</p>

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If you live in Wisconsin, the answer to that question can mean jail time.

A cartoonist is facing a felony charge over his faking a legislator’s letterhead for what he called a parody of a press release.

Shoulda waited until April 1.

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