A travel expense is a type of business expense. Therefore, you must be able to meet the general business expense requirements in order to claim a deduction. You can't deduct travel expenses to the extent that they are lavish or extravagantâthe expenses must be reasonable considering the facts and circumstances.
Penalties for filing a false police report vary by state and by the type of crime described in the report. In some cases, the filer is only in danger of being charged with a crime if the local police and prosecutor decide to pursue the case and it is later discovered that the report was false.
You could be charged with filing a false police report, which is a class A misdemeanor in Illinois. Additionally, you might be charged with perjury for falsely attesting that an innocent person was the perpetrator of a serious offense, which is a felony for which you could be sent to prison.