Perjury and the Legal System

According to Lewis Gainor, an Attorney at Law who focuses on criminal cases such as perjury, federal perjury laws are a criminal offense which can subject the accused to a variety of consequences, depending on the scale of the crime. In some cases, the accused can be sent to jail for up to...

In July of 2001, Lord Jeffrey Archer, a British novelist, was jailed for being convicted on several counts of perjury. in 1987, Archer was part of a libel case against the Daily Star where he provided false statements. For this reason, Archer was found guilty under a unanimous vote by the...

In Canada, perjury cases are somewhat rare in comparison to those in the United States, where they are constantly brandished. However, Canadian laws concerning perjury cases are also similar to American perjury laws. If a person is found to be lying while under oath, they are to be accused of...

Because of the developments of two criminal cases in India, the time to strictly enforce perjury laws has come, according to writer R. Venkataraman. Jessica Lall, an Indian model, was shot dead at a socialite party in 1999. There were many attendees at the party however everyone failed to...

Marion Jones, former track star and another famous athlete, was accused of using steroids during her running career while preparing for the Olympics in 2000. Initially, Marion lied to the court stating that she was unaware of what her coach was giving to her. However, athletes can usually...

Bernie Madoff, a former stock broker and chairman for NASDAQ, was found guilty for utilizing the Ponzi scheme against many of his investors. In other words, Madoff was scheming to gain money off of his investors. Madoff has been found guilty under many charges, perjury being one of...