witness tampering
noun
law
: the act of physically harming or using threats, intimidation, harassment, or corrupt persuasion against a witness with the goal of influencing the witness's testimony or preventing the witness from providing evidence in an official proceeding
…12 jurors are considering whether to put him in prison for the rest of his life on charges that include racketeering, extortion, bribery, mail fraud and witness tampering.—
Karen Tumulty
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All five were charged with using excessive force, witness tampering, conspiracy to witness tamper and deliberate indifference.
—USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The prosecutors point to his witness tampering and accuse him of lying on the stand during his trial.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Justice Department criminally charged eBay with two counts of stalking through interstate travel, two counts of stalking through electronic communications services, one count of witness tampering and one count of obstruction of justice.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
But witnesses claiming memory loss are actually not that uncommon, according to Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University, often a sign of witness tampering.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
He is also accused of falsifying evidence, abuse of a corpse and witness tampering.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2024
The charges include two counts of first-degree murder related to witness tampering and two counts of murder in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
Kouri's attorney, Skye Lazaro, argued that the letter wasn't witness tampering.
—Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Montgomery is also facing second-degree murder, second-degree assault and witness tampering charges.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The prosecutors point to his witness tampering and accuse him of lying on the stand during his trial.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Justice Department criminally charged eBay with two counts of stalking through interstate travel, two counts of stalking through electronic communications services, one count of witness tampering and one count of obstruction of justice.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
But witnesses claiming memory loss are actually not that uncommon, according to Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University, often a sign of witness tampering.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
He is also accused of falsifying evidence, abuse of a corpse and witness tampering.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2024
The charges include two counts of first-degree murder related to witness tampering and two counts of murder in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
Kouri's attorney, Skye Lazaro, argued that the letter wasn't witness tampering.
—Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
Montgomery is also facing second-degree murder, second-degree assault and witness tampering charges.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
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