<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by cheetah:
Is it a felony if you lie about something not in a court room but in an attorney's office for a deposition the case was sexual harrassment and I was paid to lie by my boss and I want to tell the truth. I don't know what is happening or has happened to the case but I quit my job and want to make things right.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
A deposition has the same sanctity and solemnity as if you were testifying in open court. The rules for perjury are the same.
In your case, there would be both Criminal and Civil penalties for: 1. The lies; 2. The conspiracy; and, 3. the Civil lawsuit against you by the party you harmed by your lies.
Jail time, court fines, and Civil monetary damages. You see, your Boss doesn't care what happened to you. But now, you've got a Statute of Limitations looming over your shoulder, and hope it expires before anyone finds out.
It doesn't matter that your Boss made you do it, or if the Devil made you do it. Don't you recall any of the admonitions given to you at the beginning of your deposition?
You still want to come clean?
IAAL
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