Mr. Cooper was convicted in Florida in 1990 of willfully trying to evade federal taxes, failing to file tax returns, failing to pay taxes and filing false withholding tax certificates.
While I always counsel spending freely instead of hoarding material, with the idea that hoarding will build suspense (this is often just false withholding), I also believe in the case of motives or intentions that one strong motive is worth five paler ones.
The first article of impeachment charged President Nixon with forms of obstructing justice by including such acts as making false statements, withholding evidence, condoning the counseling of witnesses, approving payments to witnesses, and trying to misuse the Central Intelligence Agency.
A writer, not a fighter, he is uncomfortable handling firearms and balks at the rigidly self-protective group rules that require him to assume a false identity, withhold all personal information from the other members and unquestioningly obey orders.
It would have to be shown that the person made a false statement, withheld, concealed, altered, or destroyed a document that obstructed the investigation.
I suppose mainstream news outlets could simply ignore false stories, thus withholding legitimacy from them.
He also pleaded guilty to two charges of filing false records for withholding information about his seizures on applications for his driver's and hack licenses.
Another question may be whether injury lawsuits are barred in cases where manufacturers deceived the regulators by providing false data or withholding data on safety and effectiveness to get their marketing approval.
"After months of leaks, false accusations and withholding of evidence, we can finally legally respond to the work of fiction created by the trustee," Mr. Wilpon and Mr. Katz said in a statement issued with the filing of their legal papers.
But if Trump falls for the false option of withholding certification in the hopes of pressuring Iran, he will be courting the same disasters as if he ripped up the accord himself.
It has not been charged with breaking any laws, but was criticized for obstructing the FCC'sinvestigation, including its false denials and withholding of information while the FCC was attempting to determine the severity of the Wi-Spy events.
