Topic: Statements

Thompson v. U.S.:  Statute prohibiting “false” statements in connection with loans does not criminalize “misleading” statements

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender            The federal statute which prohibits making false statements to the FDIC in connection with a loan does not criminalize “misleading” statements which are not false, the U.S. Supreme Court held March 21 in Thompson v. United States.            Patrick Thompson took out three […]