With close to forty years combined experience practicing criminal law. How Can You Be Prosecuted for Committing Forgery in Riverside?Electronically filed documents can be filed until midnight. Forgery occurs when an individual intentionally alters or creates a written document with intent to defraud. 18 USC § 471 forgery can be defined as the making, altering, using, or possession of a false document or material with the specific intent of committing fraud. The Riverside District Attorney's Office Real Estate Fraud Unit investigates real estate fraud related cases occurring in Riverside County.