perjury

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They are required to provide identification when registering to vote, and must swear under penalty of perjury, a felony, that they are eligible to vote and a U.S. citizen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Ex-interior minister Lee Sang-min has been sentenced to seven years in prison, while former spy chief Cho Tae-yong is standing trial on charges including dereliction of duty and perjury.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Bennett Gershman, a professor at Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, said that proving Bondi committed perjury would “depend on the evidence and whether it is reliable.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Although no court found that Mr. Novick had committed perjury or any other crime, the mere allegation put him on a police blacklist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Perl was eventually tried and cleared of the espionage charges, but he was convicted of perjury for lying about his association with the Rosenbergs.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly