In 2004, Pat Forciea went on a check-forging spree that devastated his personal and professional relationships, and he wound up with an eight-year jail sentence. He has bipolar illness. A previously law-abiding citizen and a well-known and highly respected political and business figure, Forciea committed a crime that was a classic example of uncontrolled bipolar disorder resulting in a major manic episode.*

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