O53.2 Health Care Fraud Obstruction of Criminal Investigations of Health Care Offenses
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O53.2
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1518(a)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 389
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
It is a Federal crime to obstruct a criminal investigation of an offense involving health care. The Defendant can be found guilty of this offense only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant willfully [prevented] [obstructed] [misled] [or] [delayed] [or willfully attempted to] [prevent] [obstruct] [mislead] [or] [delay] the communication of [information] [or] [records] to a criminal investigator; and
(2) the [information] [or] [records] related to a violation of a Federal health care offense.
Related practice page
Federal criminal defense in Miami.
Official source: Official PDF, page 389
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.