January 13, 2022

How a Post-Enron Corporate Reform Law Became a Central Focus of Jan. 6 Investigations | National Law Journal - Law.com

Protesters seen all over Capitol building in Washington, D.C., where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Credit: lev radin/Shutterstock.com

What You Need to Know

  • The obstruction of an official proceeding charge lodged against scores of rioters accused of breaching the Capitol was enacted as part of a corporate reform statute in the early 2000s.
  • The statute has traditionally been used to target white-collar crime and safeguard evidence used in federal agency investigations.
  • But after the attack on Jan. 6, federal prosecutors have used the statute to criminalize the mob's attempt to derail the election certification.


source: https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/01/13/how-a-post-enron-corporate-reform-law-became-a-central-focus-of-jan-6-investigations/

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