Abouammo v. United States - Opinion, SCOTUS
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Holding
A defendant charged with knowingly falsifying a document with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1519 must be tried in the district where the falsification occurred; the defendant cannot be tried in a different district where the investigation was located because no “conduct constituting the offense” happened there.
Judgment
Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Elena Kagan on Jun 11, 2026.
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