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Gerryislandgirl t1_j3jjrfh wrote

I’ve never heard of a charge like that before. Misleading an investigation?

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BlessedLightning t1_j3jns0z wrote

It's part of MA law (https://www.mass.gov/doc/7365-intentionally-misleading-an-investigator-in-a-criminal-investigation-gl-c-268-s13b/download). While it sounds a lot like obstruction, I'm not a lawyer and don't know if there is any difference.

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ExpatJundi t1_j3jrrw2 wrote

It's basically obstruction, the elements of the crime were recently tightened up quite a bit by the Supreme Judicial Court making it even harder to charge people over lying to the police.

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