Man Arrested for Allegedly Using Forged Signature of Chief Justice Roberts

<p>Joshua M. Culver has been arrested on federal charges for allegedly using a forged signature of Chief Justice John Roberts on a fraudulent Supreme Court order in an attempt to dismiss his own criminal case in Indiana, according to court documents. Culver, who also used the alias "Maverick A. Young," was arrested on August 21, 2026, in Colorado after a federal grand jury in Indiana indicted him on four counts of falsely impersonating a U.S. officer or employee and one count related to the use of a forged federal judge's signature and court seal.</p><p>Prosecutors allege that Culver filed a document titled "Order of Dismissal With Prejudice" on September 24, 2025, in a criminal case pending against him in Grant County Superior Court in Indiana. The indictment states that this document included a forged signature of Roberts and a counterfeit U.S. Supreme Court seal to authenticate the dismissal order.</p><p>Authorities claim that this was not Culver's first attempt to impersonate a federal official. Five days prior to the alleged forgery, he reportedly posed as a National Security Agency agent while contacting the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office. During this interaction, he allegedly made requests that the sheriff's office would not have fulfilled otherwise, including asking for a welfare check on his biological daughter and seeking information about her location.</p><p>On September 20, 2025, Culver allegedly contacted the workplace of an individual referred to as "Individual A," falsely identifying himself as a federal agent and claiming that the individual was obstructing a federal investigation of a child kidnapping. He purportedly stated that he could have the individual arrested for committing a federal felony and asked the employer to ensure the individual's cooperation.</p><p>In January 2026, Culver allegedly misrepresented himself as a "Special Master enforcing orders of the United States Supreme Court" in a communication sent to the Lake County clerk directed at a Superior Court judge. He claimed to have the authority to issue orders and demanded actions from the judge and court personnel, including changes to vital records and dismissing cases against him.</p><p>The indictment also alleges that Culver warned officials that failure to comply would result in arrests for "impeding a federal agent, lying to a federal agent, and conspiracy." In February, he allegedly assumed another federal identity, portraying himself as the "Director of Tailored Access Operations," and filed a document titled "OFFICIAL SENSITIVE: TAILORED ACCESS OPERATIONS (TAO) COMPLIANCE DIRECTIVE" in Lake County Superior Court.</p><p>This document, which purported to bear official letterhead, described Culver as a "federal asset" involved in multiple investigations and demanded various actions from officials under a purported "federal directive," including dismissing the case against him and quashing warrants.</p><p>Bloomberg Law reported that the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado has been appointed to represent Culver. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Supreme Court's Public Information Office, the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado, and the Justice Department for comment.</p>