{"id":411723,"date":"2026-01-16T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411723\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:23:11","slug":"man-guilty-of-pretending-to-be-an-architect-now-charged-with-forging-engineers-stamp-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411723\/","title":{"rendered":"Man guilty of pretending to be an architect now charged with forging engineer\u2019s stamp | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Paul J. Newman. Image credit: New York State Office of the Attorney General<\/p>\n

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A New York State man has been charged<\/a> with forging a professional engineer\u2019s stamp while submitting building plans to the Town of Halfmoon. The man, Paul J. Newman, was found guilty in 2017<\/a> of pretending to be an architect.<\/p>\n

The latest charges came following a public assist call made to the Saratoga County Sheriff\u2019s Office. The stamp and signature were reportedly used by Newman, submitting building plans without that engineer\u2019s knowledge or consent, according to reporting by CBS6 Albany<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In April 2017, we reported that Newman was charged in three counts<\/a> of pretending to be an architect. The man was neither registered nor licensed, yet worked on numerous housing projects in the Capital Region. Caught in an investigation dubbed \u201cOperation Vandelay Industries,\u201d Newman was accused of drafting architectural renderings for over 100 projects, as well as foundation inspections, field reports, engineer letters, and energy compliance certificates.<\/p>\n

Newman entered a guilty plea<\/a> in all three counts. In September 2017, he was sentenced<\/a> to 2 1\/3 to 7 years in state prison.<\/p>\n

Newman isn\u2019t the first to be convicted of such offences recently. In 2020, we reported on a \u2018fake architect\u2019 in the UK<\/a> convicted after false claims on LinkedIn. In 2018, two California men were sentenced to up to 257 years<\/a> in prison for a \u2018fake engineering\u2019 scam.<\/p>\n

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