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Perjury

Did Lance 'Lie Strong'?

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 03.17.2013 | Sports
Read More: Perjury, Lance Armstrong Oprah, Lance Armstrong Doping, Lance Armstrong, Lance Armstrong Oprah Interview, Sports News
Spencer Aronfeld

Can Lance still be a hero and a role model if by confessing he encourages others who have lied and cheated in sports and other aspects of their lives to do the same? Or is his legacy forever tarnished and branded as a fraud. Only time will tell.

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Clemens Is Big Winner on America's Got Perjurers

Steven Clifford | Posted 08.19.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson, Barry Bonds, Ken Lewis, Kerry Killinger, Martha Stewart, Roger Clemens, John Tain, Scooter Libby, James Cayne, Dick Fuld, Charles Prince, Perjury, Satire, Comedy News
Steven Clifford

Roger Clemens' triumphal performance on America's Got Perjurers should end doubts about judicial bias on NBC's top rated show.

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Seventh Inning Stretch in the Trial of Roger Clemens

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 08.05.2012 | Crime
Read More: Perjury, Prosecutorial Discretion, Roger Clemens, Mitchell Report, Steroids in Baseball, Congressional Hearings, Roger Clemens Trial, Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens Perjury, Crime News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The perjury case against Roger Clemens for lying to Congress in 2008 has entered its seventh week; the prosecution having rested after calling 24 witnesses. Most murder trials don't take this long.

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Cop Convicted Of Lying To Get Search Warrant

Posted 03.09.2012 | New York
Read More: Perjury, Nypd, Michael Carsey Convicted, William Eiseman, Ny News, Nypd Scandals, Michael Carsey, Search Warrant, New York News, New York News

A NYPD officer was convicted Thursday of lying under oath and falsifying information while applying for a search warrant, NBC New York reports. Mi...

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Robo-Signing Bank Settlement Is a Criminal Sell Out

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 04.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Perjury, Sell Out, Investigations, Wall Street, Eric Schneiderman, Courts, Robo-Signing, Financial Reform, Lawsuits, Criminal, Mortgage Fraud, Financial Crisis, Settlements, Foreclosure Fraud, Barack Obama, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure Settlement, Foreclosure, Business News
Dennis M. Kelleher

The banks engaged in a years' long pattern of what can only be described as fraudulent if not criminal conduct that would put anyone else in prison for years if not decades, yet banks get to buy off the cops with some money to help just a few of the victims they created.

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The Language of Lies

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.05.2012 | Science
Read More: Perjury, Lies, The Secret Life of Pronouns, Jamie Pennebaker, Deception, Words, Liwc, Lying, Science of Lies, Science News
Art Markman, Ph.D.

It turns out to be difficult to tell when other people are lying. There are lots of cues that we believe will tip us off to whether someone is telling the truth. But, these cues aren't really reliable indicators of truth telling.

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Cop Admits To Fabricating Assault, Causing Woman To Miss Sister's Funeral

Posted 11.21.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Funeral Procession, Perjury, Sylshina London, Chicago Police Department, Cpd, Officer Accused of Perjury, Debra Green, False Battery Charge, Officer Lied, Chicago News

A Chicago police officer has been charged with perjury after fabricating an assault, causing the woman accused to be convicted of battery and miss her...

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17 Cops Expected To Be Indicted For Ticket-Fixing

Posted 11.20.2011 | New York
Read More: Perjury, New York Yankees, Nypd, Ny News, Official Misoconduct, Grand Jury, Nypd Ticket Fixing, Bribery, New York New, Ticket Fixing Scandal, Nypd Scandals, Video, New York News

After a two year investigation that included widespread wiretapping, a Bronx grand jury is expected to indict 17 New York City police officers in an a...

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Are False Statements Undermining America?

Brad Reid | Posted 11.13.2011 | Business
Read More: Perjury, False Statement, Lying, Judicial Process, James Stewart, Brogan v. U.S., Tangled Webs, Right to Remain Silent, Immunity, Business News
Brad Reid

While one has a legal right to remain silent unless granted immunity, one does not have the right to lie. These societal expectations are necessary to interact beyond a closed network of trusted allies

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Perjury Should Be Punished -- Always

Diane Dimond | Posted 09.28.2011 | Crime
Read More: John Camperlengo of Gentiva, Diane Dimond, Andy Pettitte, Laura Pettitte, Cindy Anthony, Roger Clemens, Lying to Congress, Caylee Anthony, Diane Dimond?S Weekly Crime and Justice Column, The Mitchell Report on Baseball, Lying Under Oath, Senator George Mitchell, Clemens Perjury Trial Declared Mistrial, Brian McNamee, ?€œPerjury Should Be Punished ?€“ Always?, Perjury, Casey Anthony, Crime News
Diane Dimond

Let's talk about perjury -- a person taking an oath to tell the truth and then lying through their teeth. Perjury is illegal and one can be both fined...

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WATCH: James B. Stewart, 'Tangled Webs': How American Society Is Drowning In Lies

Posted 06.19.2011 | Books
Read More: Perjury, Video, James B Stewart, Martha Stewart, Book on Lying, Bernie Madoff, Tangled Webs, Marion Jones, Authors, Books News

James B. Stewart made an appearance on the Today show this morning talking about the most famous cases of perjury that he's written about in his new b...

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Why Barry Bonds?

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 06.08.2011 | Sports
Read More: Perjury, Steroids in Sports, Steroids in Baseball, Barry Bonds Steroids, Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds Perjury, Sports News
Bennett L. Gershman

Bonds has already been convicted in the court of public opinion. The question is whether a jury trial was necessary to rubber-stamp that "conviction."

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Barry Bonds' Prosecution Begins Without Key Witness, Greg Anderson

Paula Duffy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Perjury, Hgh, Major League Baseball, Barry Bonds Trial, Victor Conte, Balco, Designer Steroids, Jeff Novitsky, Barry Bonds Trainer Greg Anderson, Barry Bonds Trainer, Sports News
Paula Duffy

The jury was selected Monday -- and Tuesday the real work of the Barry Bonds criminal trial began with someone going to prison.

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Senate Should Reject Bryza as Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Kabul, Elin Suleymanov, Turkey, Congress, European Court of Human Rights, Haydar Babayev, Irs, Aliyev, Ahmet Davutoglu, Istanbul, Hudson Institute, Matthew Bryza, Baku, Robert Menendez, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Perjury, Adil Khalil, Wedding, Senate, Barbara Boxer, Middle East, Zeyno Baran, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Azerbaijan, Think Tank, Gifts, Elmar Mammadyarov, Sen, Ganimat Zahit, Azadlig, World News
Harut Sassounian

At the request of Sen. Barbara Boxer, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had postponed from early August to mid-September its vote on Matt Bryza, ...

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Jim Broderick, Fort Collins Cop, Indicted For Perjury In Connection With Tim Masters Case

The Coloradoan | Trevor Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Fort Collins Cop Indicted, Perjury, Jim Broderick, Fort Collins Police, Tim Masters, Denver News

One of Fort Collins' top police commanders has been indicted on eight counts of perjury by a grand jury in connection with the Tim Masters murder case...

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Who's the CML Champ, Cheney or Gonzales?

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Elliot Richardson, Council on Foreign Relations, Politically-Motivated Firings, Bobby Kennedy, Senate Judiciary Committee, Janet Reno, Halliburton, Valerie Plame, FBI Report, Dick Cheney, Perjury, John Ashcroft, Liz Cheney, u.s. Attorneys, Fox News, George H. W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales, President Bush, Politics News
Norm Stamper

Nobody listens to Alberto Gonzales in large part because, putting it charitably, he was not merely an unprincipled attorney general but an uninspired one. Of course, we also tune him out because we can't be sure he's telling the truth.

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Christopher Perino's Perjury Caught By MP3 Player

New York Daily News | By Dorian Block | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Perjury, Christopher Perino, Erik Crespo, Nypd, Christopher Perino Perjury, New York City, New York, New York Police Department, New York News

More than 50 NYPD detectives stood in silent solidarity in a Bronx courtroom Wednesday to support a cop who was convicted of lying on the witness stan...

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