The following excerpt is from United States v. Singh, 924 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2019):
18 U.S.C. 1519. "In order to prove a violation of 1519, the Government must show that the defendant (1) knowingly committed one of the enumerated acts in the statute, such as destroying or concealing; (2) towards any record, document, or tangible object; (3) with the intent to obstruct an actual or contemplated investigation by the United States of a matter within its jurisdiction." United States v. Katakis , 800 F.3d 1017, 1023 (9th Cir. 2015).
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