[upchuck]

I’m not a lawyer. I don’t even play one on TV :)

Maybe a FReeper more versed than I can answer this question. I have read several articles stating that since so many rats (humans not animal) live in DC it may be very difficult to find 12 unbiased jurors. What’s preventing jury selection from taking place in, say, Glen Allen, VA, a city not too far removed from Washington DC?

[rolling_stone]

venue false statements

..... Venue for false statements under § 1001 is proper in the district in which the false statements are made, filed, or ultimately submitted.....

https://www.justice.gov/jm/criminal-resource-manual-918-false-statements-and-venue