Word: obstructionism
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Bonny Bess Myerson, beauty from the Bronx, seemed to have everything -- a Miss America crown (1945), big money and political clout. But last April she resigned her $83,000-a-year job as New York City's commissioner of cultural affairs because of what the papers called the "Bess mess...
Obstruction of Justice. Destroying evidence in advance of an investigation by Justice Department attorneys could fit the definition of obstruction. Shredding sensitive Government documents (which North said was done to protect lives and U.S. secrets) could also result in a charge of destruction of Government property.
Participants could be charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government and obstruction of justice.
Last week, however, U.S. Attorney Robert Barr announced that Young would not be indicted for obstruction of justice, despite indications that federal statutes were violated. Said the mayor: "You are innocent until proven guilty. What ((Barr)) said was there was not enough evidence to prove me guilty. That's innocent...
Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh seems to be pursuing a strategy designed to get around the murkiness of the Boland amendment and the fact that it carries no criminal penalties. Besides seeking indictments charging such specific crimes as obstruction of justice, perjury and misuse of Government funds, Walsh may tie many...