[BikerNYC]

Because when she voluntarily answered the questions of investigators, she was not under oath and could never have perjured herself. To make a case, the prosecution stooped to the use of Section 1001 of the criminal code, which makes it a crime to knowingly and materially mislead federal investigators. Prosecutors use it to beef up weak indictments, and judges often dismiss that count first.

What is he talking about? Judges don't dismiss these counts at all. Certainly not before trial. They don't have the power to review grand jury minutes.

[staylowandkeepmoving]

Of course judges throw these types of counts often. These prosecutors load up the indictment with all sorts of crap to try to: a) get headlines (it works) and b) extort a settlement (oops!). It's not unusual for a judge to throw out 80% of the government's case before trial in corporate cases.

None of us know what MS did or whether it was a crime. We do know that the prosecuter is a bold-faced liar when he stands up and claims that the government is handling this case like any other case -- YEAH, RIGHT ... these guys call hour-long press conferences for all of their cases...