text: what are the consequences of filing a false criminal complaint? someone filed a false complaint on one of my friends and my friend was not even there at the alledged scene of the crime! it can be as bad as the crime you falsly reported. if you reported a felony, you (may) be charged with one. if you reported a lesser crime, they can pretty much do with you what they want. making false reports, obstructing justice, criminal complaint, just to name a few of what they "could" do. if you were to call and cancel your report, they might give you a break.