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Criminal Law: The “Exculpatory No” Doctrine Is Not A Defense Under 18 U.S.C. 1001 (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date April 30, 1998
Report Number 98-413
Report Type Report
Authors Paul S. Wallace, Jr., American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

In some judicial circuits, the "exculpatory no" doctrine has shielded from 18 U.S.C. ¿1001 liability an individual's denial of involvement in, or knowledge of criminal activity. In Brogan v. United States, the Supreme Court decided that there is no exception to ¿1001 criminal liability for a false statement consisting merely of an "exculpatory no."