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Obstructing an official proceeding. Corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding is a felony under U.S. federal law. It was enacted as part of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 in reaction to the Enron scandal, and closed a legal loophole on who could be charged with evidence tampering by defining the new crime very ...
1962—Pub. L. 87–664 substituted section catchline “Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees” for “Influencing or injuring witness before agencies and committees” and punished the willful removal, concealment, destruction, mutilation, alteration or falsification of documents which were the subject of a ...
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Jan 6, 2024 · Id. at 105, 107, 109. the Department of Justice has charged President Trump with corrupt obstruction of an official proceeding under § 1512 (c) (2) and attempt to do the same. 52 Indictment, United States v. Trump, No. 23-cr-00257-TSC, 2023 WL 4883396 (D.D.C. Aug. 1, 2023) [hereinafter Trump Indictment].
Law. v. t. e. Obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, is an act that involves unduly influencing, impeding, or otherwise interfering with the justice system, especially the legal and procedural tasks of prosecutors, investigators, or other government officials. Common law jurisdictions other than the United States tend to use ...
Apr 17, 2024 · otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. The term "official proceeding" is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1515(a)(1) to include proceedings before federal judges, Congress , federal government agencies, and regulators of ...
Jul 20, 2023 · Many defendants who were on the ground during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol have challenged their charges of obstructing an official proceeding. Kenny Holston for The New York Times ...
Impeachment and 2024 presidential election. v. t. e. Fischer v. United States, (Docket No. 23-5572), is a pending United States Supreme Court case about the proper use of the felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding against participants in the January 6 United States Capitol attack .
