The Justice Department said the false complaints were made to intimidate tax agents.

Police officials, though, say the gap results from the large number of false complaints filed with the board.

Two of the officers were also charged with swearing out false complaints to arrest the driver on assault charges, the officials said.

Two of the men also were charged with providing false sworn complaints to arrest the driver on assault charges, the officials said.

She then submitted a signed false complaint to a police station while wearing a burqa.

You're filing false complaints, telling lies that waste manpower.

The welfare fraud charge was dropped when the police discovered it stemmed from a false complaint.

Captain Monahan has tried to allay his officers' fears that false complaints against them will multiply because of the scandal.

At least two courts martial were held on the authors of false complaints during the Seven Years' War.

Two of the officers were also charged with perjury for giving false sworn complaints accusing the man of attacking them.