Obtaining title to property of another through reliance on a known false misrepresentation of a material past or present fact with intent to defraud.

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False pretenses is the crime of obtaining title to someone else’s property by knowingly making a false statement about a material fact that is past or present, with the intent to defraud, and inducing reliance by the victim. The key is that the misrepresentation concerns a real fact that existed or existed at the time, not a mere promise about the future. Because the wrongdoer knowingly lies about a past or present fact and the victim relies on that false fact to transfer ownership, title passes under false pretenses.

Forgery involves creating or altering a document to defraud, which is about the document itself rather than deceiving someone into transferring ownership based on a misrepresented fact. Embezzlement is the fraudulent taking or misappropriation of property by someone lawfully in possession of it, not obtained through deceit about a fact. Robbery is taking property by force or intimidation, not through deceit about facts.