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Indicted for contempt of Congress, but acquitted in trial; [26] Later convicted for lying to Congress and sentenced to 6 months in prison, 5 years probation thereafter, and a fine of $10,000. [27] [28] Jack Quinn, White House Counsel: May 9, 1996 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Not considered
Making false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) is the common name for the United States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making false or fraudulent statements, or concealing information, in "any matter within the jurisdiction" of the federal government of the United States, [1] even by merely ...
Under Section 328, if a person commits perjury with the aim of convicting or acquitting a person charged with an offence that carries a prison sentence of 5 years or more, perjury is punishable by imprisonment of up to 14 years. [12] Northern Territory: Perjury is punishable by imprisonment of up to 14 years.
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant indicted for lying about President Joe Biden’s family and their alleged dealings in Ukraine, has been re-arrested in Nevada.
Any person convicted of treason against the United States also forfeits the right to hold public office in the United States. [5] The terms used in the definition derive from English legal tradition, specifically the Treason Act 1351. Levying war means the assembly of armed people to overthrow the government or to resist its laws.
The indictment and the news release do not name the group. The 20-year-old soldier, who went by the name Kia Brazelton, is also accused in the indictment of dealing firearms without a license and ...
James A. Wolfe, a former Senate Intel panel security director, has been indicted for allegedly lying to FBI. Wolfe allegedly lied about leaking information to a New York Times reporter.
In criminal law, police perjury, sometimes euphemistically called "testilying", [1] [2] is the act of a police officer knowingly giving false testimony.It is typically used in a criminal trial to "make the case" against defendants believed by the police to be guilty when irregularities during the suspects' arrest or search threaten to result in their acquittal.