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FBI is also on that list: http://www.browardbeat.com/broward-probe-302-reasons-not-to-talk-to-the-fbi/ http://www.browardbeat.com/broward-probe-302-reasons-not-
by praptak 14y ago
FBI is also on that list: http://www.browardbeat.com/broward-probe-302-reasons-not-to-talk-to-the-fbi/ http://www.browardbeat.com/broward-probe-302-reasons-not-to-...
"Federal agents have the right to lie to you-and to put you in prison if you lie to them. Any citizen who makes even a single-word false utterance (”no,” “yes”) to a federal agent faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine." : http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/18/the-crime-of-lying-to-the-fbi/ http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/18/the-crime-of-lying-to-t...
They try to make witnesses contradict themselves, so that they can invoke this law and scare them into testifying what they need to hear.
- macchina 14y agoIt's especially true with the FBI or any other person connected with the federal government in an investigation. Making false statements is a separate crime in itself. 18 USC § 1001 [1] [1] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 [Fascinating article published originally in WSJ] http://ourtaxdollarsatwork.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/federal-lying-statute-a-catch-all-that-even-insnares-the-innocent/ http://ourtaxdollarsatwork.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/federal-... [How to Avoid Going to Jail under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001 for Lying to Government Agents] http://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/how-to-avoid-going-to-jail-under-18-u-s-c-section-1001-for-lying.html http://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/how-to-avoi...