Where federal charges are tried

1. May a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, which is based exclusively on a false statement allegedly made in New Jersey to an agent physically present in New Jersey, be prosecuted in the Southern District of New York where the sole connection to that district is that an investigation was then ongoing there, implicating Abouammo v. United States, Docket No. 25-5146? 2. May a district court permit a witness called by the defense to make a blanket invocation of the Fifth Amendment as opposed to ruling on whether he can invoke it as to each specific question? 3. May a “sophisticated means” enhancement be properly imposed where the means and methods allegedly used by the defendant are commonly known to the general public and capable of being used without specialized expertise or tools? 4. Was petitioner Whitehead denied a fair trial by reason of the district court’s excessive admission of Rule 404(b) material?