NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City paralegal has been arrested after authorities say he forged the signatures of more than six dozen judges.
Manhattan prosecutors say 42-year-old Thomas Rubino was arrested Wednesday on 117 counts of forgery.
They allege Rubino was working for a Manhattan law firm when he forged documents that allow companies to purchase a person’s court settlements in exchange for a lump sum payment
A judge needed to sign off on each of the transfers.
Authorities allege Rubino forged 117 documents between June 2011 and October 2013 with the signatures of 76 different judges.
They say he cut the judges’ signatures from real documents and taped them on the falsified papers.
It was not immediately clear whether Rubino had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
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