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* [[László Rajk#Trial|László Rajk]], accused of being a "[[Titoism|Titoist]] spy". The injustice of this trial helped to trigger the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] against the communist government of Hungary. |
* [[László Rajk#Trial|László Rajk]], accused of being a "[[Titoism|Titoist]] spy". The injustice of this trial helped to trigger the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] against the communist government of Hungary. |
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* [[Schapelle Corby]], an Australian woman who was framed for [[drug smuggling|smuggling cannabis]] into [[Indonesia]] on 27 May 2005. |
* [[Schapelle Corby]], an Australian woman who was framed for [[drug smuggling|smuggling cannabis]] into [[Indonesia]] on 27 May 2005. |
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* [[Britney Spears]] was was placed on a conservatorship by her father, [[James Parnell Spears|James P. "Jamie" Spears]], in early 2008,<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=February 1, 2008|title=Court places Britney Spears under temporary conservatorship of her father|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/02/01/court-places-britney-spears-under-temporary-conservatorship-of-her-father/|url-status=live|website=The Mercury News|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823103237/https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/02/01/court-places-britney-spears-under-temporary-conservatorship-of-her-father/}}</ref> after a tumultuous year of mental health concerns and life events. |
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* [[Julian Assange]], Australian editor, publisher and activist who founded [[WikiLeaks]] in 2006, was framed over allegations of [[sexual misconduct]] on November 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11803703 |work=BBC News|title=Wikileaks' Assange faces international arrest warrant |date=20 November 2010}}</ref> |
* [[Julian Assange]], Australian editor, publisher and activist who founded [[WikiLeaks]] in 2006, was framed over allegations of [[sexual misconduct]] on November 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11803703 |work=BBC News|title=Wikileaks' Assange faces international arrest warrant |date=20 November 2010}}</ref> |
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* [[Meng Wanzhou]], deputy chairwoman and [[Chief financial officer|CFO]] of [[Huawei]], was framed on suspicion she violated [[United States sanctions against Iran|U.S. trade sanctions against Iran]] in 1 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Julia|date=6 December 2018|title=Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada, faces extradition to United States|work=CNN Business|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/huawei-cfo-arrested-canada/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119001051/https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/huawei-cfo-arrested-canada/index.html|archive-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Over the years, her case has become an irritant in straining [[U.S.-China relations]] after financial [[fraud]] charges against Meng.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-charges/u-s-unseals-indictments-against-chinas-huawei-and-cfo-meng-wanzhou-idUSKCN1PM2H5|title=U.S. unseals indictments against China's Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou|last=Lynch|first=Sarah|date=28 January 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129011907/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-charges/u-s-unseals-indictments-against-chinas-huawei-and-cfo-meng-wanzhou-idUSKCN1PM2H5|archive-date=29 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Martell|first1=Allison|last2=Mehler Paperny|first2=Anna|date=10 January 2020|title=Canadian prosecutors say case against Huawei CFO is about fraud, not sanctions|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN1Z92D2|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110231003/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN1Z92D2|archive-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> |
* [[Meng Wanzhou]], deputy chairwoman and [[Chief financial officer|CFO]] of [[Huawei]], was framed on suspicion she violated [[United States sanctions against Iran|U.S. trade sanctions against Iran]] in 1 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Julia|date=6 December 2018|title=Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada, faces extradition to United States|work=CNN Business|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/huawei-cfo-arrested-canada/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119001051/https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/huawei-cfo-arrested-canada/index.html|archive-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Over the years, her case has become an irritant in straining [[U.S.-China relations]] after financial [[fraud]] charges against Meng.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-charges/u-s-unseals-indictments-against-chinas-huawei-and-cfo-meng-wanzhou-idUSKCN1PM2H5|title=U.S. unseals indictments against China's Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou|last=Lynch|first=Sarah|date=28 January 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129011907/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-charges/u-s-unseals-indictments-against-chinas-huawei-and-cfo-meng-wanzhou-idUSKCN1PM2H5|archive-date=29 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Martell|first1=Allison|last2=Mehler Paperny|first2=Anna|date=10 January 2020|title=Canadian prosecutors say case against Huawei CFO is about fraud, not sanctions|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN1Z92D2|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110231003/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada-idUSKBN1Z92D2|archive-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> |
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In the United States criminal law, a frame-up (frameup) or setup is the act of framing someone, that is, providing false evidenceorfalse testimony in order to falsely prove someone guilty of a crime.[1] While incriminating those who are innocent might be done out of sheer malice, framing is primarily used as a distraction.
Generally, the person who is framing someone else is the actual perpetrator of the crime. In other cases it is an attempt by law enforcement to get around due process. Motives include getting rid of political dissidents or "correcting" what they see as the court's mistake. Some lawbreakers will try to claim they were framed as a defense strategy.
Frameups in labor disputes sometimes swing public opinion one way or the other. In Massachusetts, during the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, police acting on a tip discovered dynamite and blamed it on the union. National media echoed an anti-union message. Later, the police revealed that the dynamite had been wrapped in a magazine addressed to the son of the former mayor. The man had received an unexplained payment from the largest of the employers. Exposed, the plot swung public sympathy to the union.[2]
Frameups often use conspiracy theories to hide the true crimes of the accused. Individuals use these conspiracy theory to hide actions of others that have been turned in. For example, there were frameup accusations in the anthrax incident involving the United States Postal Service.[citation needed]
A frameup where a police officer shoots an unarmed suspect and then places a weapon near the body is a form of police misconduct known as a "throw down". This is used to justify the shooting by making it appear that the officer fired in self-defence or to defend other bystanders.[3]
In British usage, to frame, or stitch up, is to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone or set them up, in the sense trap or ensnare.