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The Landtag of the Free State of Saxony has lifted the immunity of Frauke Petry, Party Chair in the Alternative for Germany party, opening the way for prosecutors to pursue possible perjury charges against her concerning statements made to a committee of the Saxony parliament about how the party’s campaign for the 2014 election was financed.
2017-08-29

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice.
2016-08-15

Texas state trooper Brian Encinia is charged with perjury in connection with the death of Sandra Bland.
2016-01-6

Charges of perjury and child endangerment, among others, are filed against former Penn State President Graham Spanier and two other administrators in connection with the Penn State scandal involving imprisoned former football coach Jerry Sandusky; new charges also are filed against Athletic Director Tim Curley and retired Vice President Gary Schultz, who are already under arrest on perjury and failure to report child abuse charges.
2012-11-1

Two MSPs – John Finnie and Jean Urquhart – resign from the Scottish National Party over its stance on NATO, effectively reducing the party's absolute majority in the Scottish Parliament to two.
2012-10-23

Former American Major League Baseball player Roger Clemens is acquitted on all charges in a perjury trial.
2012-06-18

The lawyer of former Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) leader Tommy Sheridan says authorities are trying to gag him.
2012-01-28

Former journalist and recently elected MSP Ruth Davidson is announced as the new leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.
2011-11-4

The perjury trial of retired star baseball pitcher Roger Clemens commences in the U.S. over allegedly false statements made to a United States Congress Committee over use of performance-enhancing drugs. [http:--old.news.yahoo.com-s-nm-20110706-ts_nm-us_baseball_clemens (Reuters via Yahoo)]date=August 2019
2011-07-6

Former MSP Tommy Sheridan is convicted of perjury following a 12-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. He was found guilty of lying during his successful defamation case against the "News of the World" which had printed details of his private life.
2010-12-23