Roger A:

YOu’re in my prayers.

GeoffG:

18 U.S.C. Section 1001. Statements or entries generally

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully–

(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;

(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or

(3) 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.

The only question is whether under the circumstances, these statements are “in any matter within the jurisdiction of” a branch of federal government”.

My quick review of the Lexis annotations did not provide any helpful analogous situations.