‘Signed Copies’ Of Authors’ Books Were Forger’s Handiwork

“An Exeter Township man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia to making more than $300,000 over six years by forging the signatures of famous authors in books and selling the books online.” Investigators said that Forrest R. Smith III “forged the names of authors, living and dead” — including Tom Clancy, Truman Capote, Kurt Vonnegut and Anne Rice — “and sold the books on eBay.”