Which offense involves altering or issuing documents to pass as genuine?

• A. Forgery
• B. Organized Retail Theft
• C. Criminal Simulation
• D. Cargo Theft

Answer: (A)

Forgery is the act of altering or issuing documents to pass as genuine. It involves creating, changing, or signing a document in a way that misleads someone into believing it is legitimate, with the intent to deceive or defraud. Examples include forging signatures on checks, altering the details on a contract, or producing a fake driver’s license. The other offenses relate to theft or misrepresentation in different contexts (retail theft, cargo theft, or using false information to commit a crime), but they do not focus on the specific act of making or altering documents to misrepresent their authenticity, which is forgery.