Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1518

Obstruction of criminal investigations of health care offenses

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureChapter CHAPTER 73—: OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
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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.