Rebecca Ratliff has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of Forgery, 2nd Degree in Johnson Circuit Court. According to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Ratliff forged the signatures of two family members on deeds to their property and filed the deeds with the Johnson County Clerk’s Office, transferring the property into her own name. Authorities said Ratliff admitted to forging the signatures during the investigation. In addition to the prison sentence, Ratliff was required to sign deeds returning the property to its rightful owners. The case was investigated by Kentucky State Police Detective Matthew Smith. Source: Office of the Commonwealth Attorney 24th Circuit #AppalachiaInsider #JohnsonCounty #Paintsville #CourtNews #KentuckyStatePolice #EasternKentucky