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Making false statements
Making false statements
is the common name for the
United States
federal crime
laid out in Section 1001 of
Title 18 of the United States Code
, which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making or
fraudulent
statements, or concealing information, in "any matter within the
jurisdiction
" of the
federal government of the United States
, even by mere denial. A number of notable people have been convicted under the section, including
Martha Stewart
,
Rod Blagojevich
,
Scooter Libby
,
Bernard Madoff
, and
Jeffrey Skilling
.
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