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In the U.S., it is a crime to lie to a federal agent, and it's often this that sends people to jail over financial matters.
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John Lanchester
British
Journalist
Born:
Feb 25
,
1962
Topics
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,
People
,
Financial
,
Crime
,
Matters
,
Federal
,
Over
,
Sends
,
Often
,
Jail
,
Agent
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