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  2. Obstruction of justice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Obstruction of justice is an umbrella term covering a variety of specific crimes. [1] Black's Law Dictionary defines it as any "interference with the orderly administration of law and justice". [2] Obstruction has been categorized by various sources as a process crime, [3] a public-order crime, [4] [5] or a white-collar crime. [6]

  3. Perverting the course of justice - Wikipedia

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    The Scottish equivalent is defeating the ends of justice, although charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice are also raised in Scotland, [1] while the South African counterpart is defeating or obstructing the course of justice. [2] A similar concept, obstruction of justice, exists in United States law.

  4. Obstructing an official proceeding - Wikipedia

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    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 broadly.

  5. Obstruction of Justice Usually Happens Behind Closed Doors ...

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    President Trump's attempts to interfere with investigations were public, muddying the waters on an obstruction of justice case, experts say. Obstruction of Justice Usually Happens Behind Closed Doors.

  6. Former Shawnee cop pleads to obstructing justice - AOL

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    Mar. 11—LIMA — A former Shawnee Township detective and one-time school resource officer at Apollo Career Center on Monday pleaded guilty to a Bill of Information charge of obstructing justice ...

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    The case stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Joseph Fischer – a former police officer and one of more than 300 people charged by the Justice Department with "obstruction of an official proceeding ...

  8. Tampering with evidence - Wikipedia

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    Tampering with evidence is also closely related to obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice, and these two kinds of crimes are often charged together. The goal of tampering with evidence is usually to cover up a crime or with intent to injure the accused person. [3] [4]

  9. Contempt of Congress - Wikipedia

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    Contempt of Congress [1] is the misdemeanor act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees.Historically, the bribery of a U.S. senator or U.S. representative was considered contempt of Congress.