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    Mar 24, 2011, 07:20 AM
    If you lied in court over your resumes can you go to jail?
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    Mar 24, 2011, 07:26 AM
    Lying in court about anything anything is called perjury. More here:
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    Mar 24, 2011, 07:26 AM

    Its called Perjury... and Perjury can result in jail time.
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    Mar 24, 2011, 07:30 AM

    Yep, the above answers are right: If you lie under oath in court, then if you are caught lying (no matter how insignificant you think that the lie was) then you have been caught perjuring yourself. In many areas that can result in jail time.
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