Forte (fencing) Capo Ferro defined the forte as the blade from the hilt to the middle. From the middle to the top is known as the debole. For the debole only, the edges are labeled true and false, the former being the lower edge when the sword is held horizontally. The flats of the sword are not named. By contrast, fencing master Salvator Fabris divides the debole into two sections, the third and fourth part (the first and second are divisions of the forte). The third part, midway to three quarters of the way to the tip, is ineffective but not entirely
Joseph S. Forte 15 years in prison. Joseph S. Forte Joseph S. Forte of Broomall, Pennsylvania, operated a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $50 million. He reportedly signed a confession with the United States Postal Inspection Service. The Ponzi scheme operated from at least February 1995. Up to 80 investors are involved. Civil charges were filed in federal court in Philadelphia on January 7, 2009 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with the help of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forte's assets were frozen by the court. Forte allegedly confessed to spending $10–12 million on himself, while using $15–20 million to pay off