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		| Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield The ludicrous securities fraud charge (based on Martha's protestations of innocence), which the judge will undoubtedly throw out at some point, is nothing short of amazing.
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 Maybe this is too Inside Baseball, but if this is a fair characterization of her false statements, why doesn't the Exculpatory No doctrine apply to them?  Wasn't she charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1001?
I haven't been following this case, but if she merely protested her innocence, she's got an Exculpatory No defense.