Forensics: Linguistics & Document Analysis

The Next Generation Passport is the latest redesign of the U.S. Passport

The U.S. Secret Service was established to deter counterfeiters

OneCoin fits the definition of a legitimate cryptocurrency

Letters to law enforcement were signed FC. These were the initials of the perpetrator.

The cryptoqueen case demonstrates the need for financial and technological literacy

Margins and spacing are unimporant when analyzing writing

Some of those at the top of large network marketing chains profited from OneCoin while 95-99% of those involved lost

The actual individualization of the UNABOM perpetrator was the manifesto compared to letters written by a known author

The passage used in our handwriting activity was used because it contained all #'s, & all upper & lower case letters.

Letter formation is an important component of handwrting

There are security threads and security fibers contained in both the $5 and $10 note

Multiple notes we examined in the lab contained watermarks

Laser engraving is used on the Next Generation Passport

Signatures are infrequently analyzed by handwriting examiners, as compared to statements in the writing passage.

Currency paper is 100% cotton

Why was the UNABOM case forensically pioneering?

To aid location of the UNABOM perpetrator, a 35,000 word writing authored by the perpetrator was published in newspapers

Dr. Ruja had legitimately earned multiple graduate degrees

When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?

The following were likely on the menu at the autumn harvest celebration in 1621

One of the security features from the most recent redesign is optically variable ink

An attitude of gratitude has been shown to aid physical and mental health

In what year was the fourth Thursday in November set into law as a federal holiday

If a professional document examiner wants to obtain a handwriting samples, the person is asked to write it 15 times.

While overall OneCoin was negative, the move of Dr. Ruja expanding the supply of OneCoin was helpful to investors

Which two football teams traditionally play on Thanksgiving Day?

Which is better, apple pie or pumpkin pie?

OneCoin sales continued even after Dr. Ruja received a suspended sentence in Germany

Many adults in the world do not have a bank account

All currency security features require magnification to visualize

The size of the overall fraud in the OneCoin case was roughly $400,000,000

The use of written or spoken language as forensic evidence is called

Counterfeit notes are relatively rare in circulation. On the order of 1 note per 10,000 is counterfeit.

Handwriting analysis depends on concepts like line spacing, alignment, pen pressure, etc.

Microprinting exists on the $50 and $100 notes, and is absent from the $5 and $10 notes.