Category · Federal clemency record
Obstruction of federal investigation
Convictions for perjury, obstruction of justice, or false statements made during a federal grand-jury or executive-branch investigation.
Overview
# Obstruction of Federal Investigation Clemency records in this category involve federal convictions for perjury, obstruction of justice, or false statements made during federal grand-jury proceedings or executive-branch investigations. Eligible offenses typically implicate 18 U.S.C. § 1621 (perjury), 18 U.S.C. § 1503 or § 1505 (obstruction of justice), and 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (false statements). Such convictions arise from conduct occurring within the federal criminal justice process itself or before federal investigative bodies, and clemency actions in this category reflect executive decisions regarding sentences or convictions for interference with federal fact-finding.
Pardon · May 15, 2019 · Donald Trump
Conrad Moffat Black
Convictions in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2007) for mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with non-compete payments diverted from Hollinger International, the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and Telegraph Media Group.
Open case filePardon · April 13, 2018 · Donald Trump
I. Lewis Libby
Convictions for perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements in the federal investigation into the disclosure of CIA officer Valerie Plame’s identity.
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