A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to dismiss his Indiana criminal case using a forged Supreme Court order that bore Chief Justice John Roberts’ signature, as stated in court documents.
Joshua M. Culver, who reportedly went by the alias “Maverick A. Young,” was taken into custody last Friday in Colorado after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Indiana on multiple charges. These charges include four counts of falsely impersonating a U.S. officer or employee, plus one count concerning the use of a forged federal judge’s signature and seal.
According to prosecutors, Culver filed a document entitled “Order of Dismissal With Prejudice” on September 24, 2025, relevant to a criminal case in Grant County Superior Court in Indiana.
The indictment indicates that this document featured a forged signature of Chief Justice Roberts along with a counterfeit U.S. Supreme Court seal to lend authenticity to the dismissal order.
This isn’t the first instance where Culver tried to pass himself off as a federal official, as prosecutors noted. Just five days before attempting the forgery, Culver allegedly posed as an agent from the National Security Agency while contacting the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office.
It’s said that he misused his supposed NSA status to make requests, which included asking deputies to perform a welfare check on his biological daughter and share details about her whereabouts.
Furthermore, on September 20, 2025, he allegedly contacted someone identified only as “Individual A” and falsely claimed to be a federal agent. He accused this individual of “obstructing a federal investigation of a child kidnapping” and threatened arrest for committing a federal felony.
Months later, in January 2026, Culver again posed as a federal authority, this time as a “Special Master enforcing orders of the United States Supreme Court.” He directed communications to a Lake County clerk, demanding various actions from a Superior Court judge, including altering vital records and dismissing cases against him.
Culver’s alleged threats included warnings that failure to comply could lead to arrest for obstructing a federal agent, lying to a federal agent, and conspiracy.
In February, he took on yet another identity, claiming he was the “Director of Tailored Access Operations,” part of a supposed intelligence agency. The indictment claims that he filed a document titled “OFFICIAL SENSITIVE: TAILORED ACCESS OPERATIONS (TAO) COMPLIANCE DIRECTIVE” in a case against him, including demands that officials dismiss his case and cooperate with a fake “federal audit.”
Reports indicate that Culver was arrested on August 21, with the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado appointed for his representation.
Fox News Digital has sought comments from various offices, including the Supreme Court’s Public Information Office and the Justice Department.
