From: ag588@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John C. Brice)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 94 10:54:14 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: cfp '94 transcript
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>On Tue, 29 Mar 1994, Jack King wrote:
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>> Mike Godwin stated that the FBI agent said something like "
>> "we can lie to you, but you can't lie to us."  That has always been true
>> under 18 U.S.C. 1001.  But now you can't even answer one of their questions
>> with a "no" if the truthful answer would be "yes."  You should read up on
>> this, it's scarier than Clipper and the digital telephony proposal combined.
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>Of course you can still refuse to say anything which is what you should
>have always done in any case.  
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>I wonder that if you tell the agents that you reserve the right to lie --
>in other words disclaim an oath.  Swear to lie.  If you can beat such a rap.
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>DCF
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Don't try to be clever when you're talking with the Feds.  Your best bet is
simply to demand a lawyer and then shut up.

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