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Frequently Asked Questions... about Financial Disclosure Form (SF-714)

Sections include:

Overview;  |  Employee Identification;  |  Annual Income;  |  Bank Accounts;  |  Investment Accounts;  |  Owned Real Estate;  |  Owned Vehicles, Boat, Airplanes, Other;  |  Real Estate You Lease or Rent From Another;  |  Leased Vehicles, Boats, Airplanes, Other;  |  Other Assets;  |  Mortgages, Loans and Other Liabilities;  |  Credit Cards;  |  Additional Income/Bankruptcy;  |  Safe Deposit Box;  |  Comments;  |  Certification;

Certification

1. What does 18 U.S.C. 1001 state?

1. What does 18 U.S.C. 1001 state?

   Answer: 18 U.S. C. 1001 states that whoever knowingly and willfully: falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or; makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.