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A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue and/or otherwise unsupported by facts. [1] False accusations are also known as groundless accusations, unfounded accusations, false allegations, false claims or unsubstantiated allegations. They can occur in any of the following contexts: Informally in everyday life
Making false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) is the common name for the United States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making false or fraudulent statements, or concealing information, in "any matter within the jurisdiction" of the federal government of the United States, [1] even by merely ...
The scheme erased more than $3.3 million worth of debts, Texas authorities said. ... arrested after Texas authorities accused her of using fake police reports to fix her clients’ credit in a ...
False evidence, fabricated evidence, forged evidence, fake evidence or tainted evidence is information created or obtained illegally in order to sway the verdict in a court case. Falsified evidence could be created by either side in a case (including the police/ prosecution in a criminal case ), or by someone sympathetic to either side.
The Texas bar association is investigating whether Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud amounted to professional misconduct.
The court’s Republican justices ruled that people engaging in election protests should be immune from defamation claims, even if they spread false information.
In January 2012, Wakefield filed a defamation lawsuit in Texas state court against Deer, Fiona Godlee, and the BMJ for false accusations of fraud, seeking a jury trial in Travis County. The filing identified Wakefield as a resident of Austin, [ 105 ] [ 106 ] and cited the " Texas Long-Arm Statute " as justification for initiating the proceeding ...
HOUSTON — A state District Court judge on Friday dismissed embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's last-ditch motion to have a nearly 9-year-old felony securities fraud case against him ...