perjury

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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

Price, 75, is also accused of perjury for failing to include Richardson’s income on disclosure forms and embezzlement for including her on his city health insurance plan before they were legally married.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Still, she quickly secured indictments against Comey and James—the former for alleged perjury; the latter for alleged mortgage fraud.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

But on January 21, Hiss was convicted of perjury relating to his alleged espionage; he could not be tried as a spy because the five-year statute of limitations had run out.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau