A Pennsylvania woman already awaiting trial for insurance fraud has been charged with trying to get an appraiser to pass off altered documents as legitimate. The woman and another family member tried to convince the appraiser to say he had prepared and signed thirty-four typewritten appraisals for jewelry back in 1983. The appraisals were submitted in a claim in 1984 claiming that the jewelry was stolen. The family altered the appraisals by whiting-out the values and typing new values over them, then photocopying so the white-out would not be apparent. These altered appraisals were submitted to the carrier to support the claim. The family pressured the appraiser, made personal visits, sent flowers and a fruit basket, and even visited his home in attempts to get him to lie about the appraisals. One family member was charged with witness intimidation, criminal conspiracy, and obstruction of the administration of law, and released on $500,000 bail.