Cawthorn tells McCarthy orgy, cocaine remarks were exaggerated

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15. Notwithstanding what 18 USC 4 says, there is no affirmative duty to report a crime.

“[A] person who witnesses a crime does not violate 18 U.S.C. § 4 if he simply remains silent.” United States v. Ciambrone, 750 F.2d 1416, 1418 (9th Cir. 1984)

See also Neal v. United States, 102 F.2d 643, 646 (8th Cir. 1939):

`To sustain a conviction * * * for misprision of felony it was incumbent upon the government to prove beyond a reasonable doubt (1) that * * * the principal, had committed and completed the felony alleged * * *; (2) that the defendant had full knowledge of that fact; (3) that he failed to notify the authorities; and (4) that he took * * * affirmative steps to conceal the crime of the principal.'

Typical acts of concealment include making false statements to law enforcement authorities, hiding evidence, and harboring the felon.