"I categorically and absolutely deny ever making such a statement, " he said.

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HSBC's Latin America spokeswoman, Lyssette Bravo, issued a statement that did not deny the accusations and promised to cooperate.

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They held that if government agents asked if you had done something criminal, you could deny it without being charged with a felony false statement so long as you didn't embellish your denial with other lies (like a phony alibi).

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Whitson's apologized in a statement and said it was not company policy to deny meals to children.

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In a statement, the RFU said the four players "continue to deny the allegations" and had received legal advice.

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Nevertheless, I could not deny that there was some truth to his statement as it was later confirmed on a consulting call with a SVP of strategy at a leading high tech firm.

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