Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses
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/us/usc/t18/s1518
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTI/CH73
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) Whoever willfully prevents, obstructs, misleads, delays or attempts to prevent, obstruct, mislead, or delay the communication of information or records relating to a violation of a Federal health care offense to a criminal investigator shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) As used in this section the term “criminal investigator” means any individual duly authorized by a department, agency, or armed force of the United States to conduct or engage in investigations for prosecutions for violations of health care offenses.
(Added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 245(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2017.)
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