Fischer v. United States
Citation
529 U.S. 667 (2000); 603 U.S. 480 (2024)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
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Holding
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Rule
(2000) “Benefits” under 18 U.S.C. § 666 includes Medicare and Medicaid benefits, bringing healthcare fraud within the federal program fraud statute. (2024) 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) does not cover obstruction of an official congressional proceeding unless the defendant took action with respect to a document, record, or other object — i.e., evidence tampering is required.
Significance
The 2024 decision significantly narrowed the obstruction charge used against January 6 defendants, holding that § 1512(c)(2) requires a nexus to evidence tampering rather than reaching all forms of corrupt interference with official proceedings.