The offense of False Report to Peace Officer, Federal Special Investigator, or Law Enforcement Employee applies when a person knowingly makes a false statement to whom?

• A. A peace officer or federal special investigator conducting the investigation
• B. The Attorney General
• C. A civilian bystander
• D. A judge

Answer: (A)

The offense focuses on knowingly giving a false statement to someone who is actively investigating a crime. The law specifically targets a peace officer, a federal special investigator, or a law enforcement employee who is conducting the investigation (or about to conduct it). That precise recipient is what makes the act prosecutable under this statute.

So the best answer is the one that identifies a peace officer or federal special investigator who is conducting the investigation as the person to whom the false statement is made. The other options don’t fit because a civilian bystander, a judge, or the Attorney General isn’t the person the statute is aimed at protecting—these individuals aren’t the active investigators the law is designed to deceive or hinder.