BREAKING: High Court Vacates 7th Circ. In False Statements Case

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld the conviction of a former Chicago alderman for making false statements about loans from a defunct bank, clarifying that the federal law in question criminalizes false statements but not those that are merely misleading.

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