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Re: Tor operator raided in Finland
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- Subject: Re: Tor operator raided in Finland
- From: "Marc Erickson" <marcerickson@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:52:37 -0800
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Lying to any federal employee in the US is a crime.
Marc
On Jan 29, 2008 11:16 AM, Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:15:12 +0100 "Alexander W. Janssen" <alexander.janssen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Scott Bennett wrote:
> >> In the United States, knowingly giving false information to a federal
> >> law enforcement officer is a felony, so as soon as they found out you had
> >> deceived them, they would likely charge you with that crime.
> >
> >That sounds a bit misleading - if you're a suspect you don't need to
> >tell the truth. You don't need to say anything.
> >Though if you're a witness, you *must* testify (as long as you're not
> >accusing your kids or spouse) *and* tell the truth.
>
> Sorry, but you're mistaken. It's in the federal criminal code,
> and Libby was convicted of violating it.
> >
> >However, if you lie in court as a witness, you're in big trouble.
> >
> That is a separate crime called perjury.
>
>
> Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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