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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