Detective Willie Murphy Jr. of the Enfield Police Department said there was no specific personal gain in the case for Jennifer Shipp Velasquez, 40, other than an attempt to circumvent the judicial system after she got behind in her work.
Murphy said Halifax County Clerk of Superior Court Becky Spragins brought the matter to the attention of Chief Tyree Davis Monday after she discovered the signature of one of her clerks was forged on civil documents.
Velasquez, of Enfield, was terminated from her job at the law firm, which Murphy declined to name. Her termination came after a review of the documents and interviews as part of the investigation.
Murphy said the forged documents were those which were to be reviewed either by an assistant court clerk or even a judge.
Velasquez was arrested Thursday night around 7 and charged with altering court documents, identity theft and forgery.
She was jailed on $3,000 bond and scheduled for court on May 18.
