Man Was Late for Work, Could End Up in Prison

A man accused of forging a police report to back up his bogus story that he used as an excuse to his boss is facing real charges in New Hampshire. The Caledonian-Record reports that 51-year-old Paul Neilson was charged last week with forgery, a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison. Police say the Lisbon man told his boss he was late to work at a construction company March 11 because a Lisbon officer gave him a warning about his expired car registration.

When his boss at Presby Construction got suspicious, police say Neilson gave him a report purportedly from the officer with a detailed description of their interaction; it contained what police say was the forged signature of a Lisbon police sergeant. The AP reports the boss contacted police, who said they had not had any contact with Neilson that day nor written the report.

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