Newton’s pursuit against counterfeiting involved severe consequences.

Evidence

successfully conducting a major campaign against counterfeiting, even sending several men to their death on the gallows. — Hawking, Stephen, A Brief History of Time, 358

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hawking, Stephen, A Brief History of Time, 358
• XREF: connects to: A seemingly innocent act can lead to devastating consequences. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 204

Related

• Newton manipulated events to ruin Flamsteed’s reputation. (similarity 0.79)