For the jury to have found Katakis guilty of obstruction of justice, it had to find that the government proved each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:[1] that defendant Katakis knowingly altered, destroyed, or concealed electronic records or documents; [2] that defendant Katakis acted with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence an investigation that he either knew of or contemplated; and [3] that the investigation was about a matter by or within the… [read post]

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YMCA Camp Kataki United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, August 27, 2010 The facts are amazingly simply. [read post]