Supreme Court· 1/26/1998

Brogan v. United States

Citations

522 U.S. 398
118 S. Ct. 805
139 L. Ed. 2d 830
1998 U.S. LEXIS 648

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holding that false exculpations violate § 1001 and rejecting an invitation to add requirements or defenses in common-law fashion
holding that false exculpations violate §1001 and rejecting an invitation to add requirements or defenses in common-‐‑law fashion
holding that a statute which criminalized “any” false statement within the jurisdiction of a federal agency does not permit an exception for the mere denial of wrongdoing
holding that a federal statute imposing criminal liability for making false statements to investigators does not include an exception for a false statement consisting merely of a denial of wrongdoing
holding that a federal statute imposing criminal liability for making false statements to investigators does not include an exception for a false statement consisting merely of a denial of wrongdoing
holding that materiality does not “turn upon the credulousness of the federal investigator”

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