Forgery?

You may ask yourself: What's the big deal, anyone can buy anything online or make up any wild claim about having 59 Deadly Black Belts™ - (and one slightly less deadly yellow), two Absolutely-Great-Grandmaster titles and five million students in 206 different arts anyway...

I suppose you've seen the really stupid diplomas and stuff you can buy on places such as Ebay?
Still, if a person running for office as sheriff makes false claims about his qualifications, I guess it's OK to raise an eyebrow - maybe even both. Heck, why don't we raise them all...

Story:
An attorney representing Benton County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jack Burright says that Oregon State Police investigators erred when they concluded that black belts issued to Burright by the American Law Enforcement Martial Arts Association were not legitimate.

Burright, who withdrew last month as a candidate for Benton County sheriff, was facing possible forgery charges in the wake of reports that he had made misleading or exaggerated statements about his academic and law-enforcement background, including the purchase of a degree from an online diploma mill.

A special prosecutor who reviewed the investigation by the Oregon State Police declined to file charges, saying that the statute of limitations had expired. The black belts did not figure in that decision, but were cited in the police investigation.

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