When Is Lying Considered “Illegal”?

Lying to federal agents lands two Dallas men in jail for 5 years.
By Mitch Clarke, Marketing —
If you’ve ever watched a crime drama, you’ll know that people lie to law enforcement all the time. They lie about where they were, what they did, and who they were with. Even those who weren’t involved with the crime will lie to protect themselves or someone they know.
Bad Cop, Bad Cop
According to a report by The Dallas News, these lies could be illegal. While lying to a city police officer isn’t outlawed by Texas law, lying to a federal agent definitely carries legal consequences. Edward Villarreal and Craig Woods, were recently sentenced to 5 years in prison for lying to federal agents about their involvement with a known drug lord in the Dallas area. Their lies caused a delay in the investigation which resulted in the misuse of state funding.
Catching Criminals, Not Lies
In order to reduce the issues related to this type of lying, modern eye detection methods should be instituted by federal agencies. EyeDetect® offers a quick and efficient way to determine if someone is telling the truth or not. By analyzing the pupillary response to true or false questions, EyeDetect® can catch a liar in 20 minutes or less. Giving federal agents more time to catch criminals. This eye lie detector also has an accuracy of 86%. So, not only will it save agents precious time and money, but has one of the highest lie detection accuracies.