Lots of complex answers here. Legal analysis aside, it's risk -vs- reward decision. Best outcome - you Lie for strategic reasons, nobody ever finds out, and y

Lots of complex answers here. Legal analysis aside, it's risk -vs- reward decision. Best outcome - you Lie for strategic reasons, nobody ever finds out, and your company is a success, everyone makes lots of money, everyone is happy, and even if they find out you lied, they may not care if you've demonstrated nothing but good behavior since. Maybe. Lie, and then fail, and get found out - that may follow you around forever doing untold damage to your credibility for the rest of your life. Trust is an easy thing to lose and a hard thing to gain.