Famous persons accused of perjury
Famous individuals who have been accused of perjury include:
* Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, impeached by the House of Representatives on grounds of perjury and obstruction of justice on December 19, 1998. The perjury charge was later rejected by the Senate, with 55 not-guilty votes and 45 guilty votes preventing a conviction. However later, on April 12, 1999, Clinton was cited by federal district judge Susan Webber Wright for contempt of court for giving statements that were "intentionally false" under oath in his January 28, 1998 deposition in the Paula Jones lawsuit. As a consequence of this, Clinton was fined $90,000 and the matter was referred to the Arkansas Supreme Court and, ultimately, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Later, in January, 2001, Clinton agreed to surrender his law license and to give up his bar membership allowing him to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.......