Also note that the Fifth Circuit recently discarded the "exculpatory no" defense to Sec. 1001. See _United States v. Rodriguez-Rios_, No. 92- 8257 (5th Cir. 2/11/94) (Smith, J.). Reported at 54 CrimLRptr 1528. Now, in the Fifth Circuit, you can't even say "No, I never did/say/thought that" without committing a crime!