Man Arrested for Forging Chief Justice John Roberts’ Signature to Dismiss Criminal Case

Court documents outline a pattern of behavior where Culver allegedly assumed a rotating cast of high-ranking federal identities to intimidate local officials, manipulate law enforcement agencies, and sabotage active prosecutions pending against him in Indiana courts.

The Forged Supreme Court Order in Grant County

According to federal court documents, the most direct assault on the judicial system occurred on September 24, 2025. Prosecutors state that Culver filed a document titled “Order of Dismissal With Prejudice” in Grant County Superior Court in Indiana. At the time, a criminal case involving theft charges was pending against him in that jurisdiction.

To give the filing the weight of federal authority, the document carried a forged signature attributed to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts alongside a counterfeit U.S. Supreme Court seal.

Escalating Impersonations Across Indiana Jurisdictions

The Supreme Court forgery was only one piece of a broader campaign. Five days prior to filing the fake Roberts order, on September 19, 2025, Culver allegedly contacted the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office while posing as an agent for the National Security Agency. Using this fictitious authority, he demanded deputies conduct a welfare check on his biological daughter, disclose her location, and hand over the personal names and information of sheriff’s office employees. Prosecutors state he explicitly threatened the department with “adverse action” if they failed to comply.

The following day, September 20, 2025, Culver targeted an individual identified in court filings only as “Individual A.” He allegedly called the person’s workplace, identified himself as a federal investigator, and claimed the target was obstructing a child kidnapping investigation. According to the indictment, Culver threatened the individual with arrest for a federal felony and pressured the employer to intervene and force cooperation.

As the timeline shifted into 2026, the strategy evolved. In January 2026, Culver allegedly contacted the Lake County clerk and a local Superior Court judge. This time, he claimed to act as a “Special Master enforcing orders of the United States Supreme Court.” He demanded immediate changes to vital records and the dismissal of outstanding judgments against him, warning that he and U.S. Marshals would execute arrests for conspiracy if officials resisted.

By February 2026, Culver allegedly pivoted to an even more elaborate persona, filing a document titled “OFFICIAL SENSITIVE: TAILORED ACCESS OPERATIONS (TAO) COMPLIANCE DIRECTIVE” in Lake County Superior Court. Described in court documents as the “Director of Tailored Access Operations,” the filing positioned Culver as a federal asset demanding case dismissals, the quashing of active warrants, and mandatory cooperation with a fabricated federal audit.

Federal Indictment and Upcoming Legal Proceedings

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Indiana formally indicted Culver on four counts of falsely impersonating an officer or employee of the United States and one count involving the use of a forged federal judge’s signature and court seal.