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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that moving emails from an inbox to deleted items is not sufficient to establish Obstruction of Justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1519. In reaching this conclusion, the Court found the “concealment” must be proven by more than the fact that the defendant took a step that merely inconvenienced a reasonable investigator; there must be some likelihood that the item will not be found.
Read the complete article at: Deletion of Emails Not Enough To Support Obstruction Conviction