California Man Gets 120 Days In Case Involving Alleged Forgery Of Judgment Holder's Signature On Lien Satisfactions

The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office announced last week:

• James Badalian, 45, of Fontana, was sentenced Wednesday, August 27, 2008, to felony charges connected to forged documents. Badalian appeared in San Bernardino County, Central Division, Superior Court, and was sentenced to 120 days county jail for the crime of accessory to a forgery, a felony, as part of a plea agreement. The issue of restitution has been reserved.

• On two separate occasions, in 2002 and 2004, Badalian allegedly forged the victim’s names on two different Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment documents and later recorded them at the San Bernardino County Recorder’s Office. The documents were notarized utilizing false notary stamps.

For the DA's press release, see Fontana Man Sentenced in Forgery Case.