For one rather well-known case of non-criminal legal consequences: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tawana_Brawley_rape_allegations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tawana_Brawley_rape_allegati...</a><p>Discussion of criminal recourse (and considerations involved in pursuing it, from prosecutors&#x27; perspective) is here (starting on p. 8): <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ndaa.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;the_voice_vol_3_no_1_2009.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ndaa.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;the_voice_vol_3_no_1_2009.pdf</a>