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Need Destruction Of Justice Code Case Study

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Need Obstruction of Justice Code • Article Title: “Ex-liquor board director admits tipping off those in bribery scheme to FBI probe” • Source/Author/Date of Publication: The Washington Post/Lynh Bui/October 18, 2017 • Who? o David Dae Sok Son, liquor board commissioner of Prince George’s County in Maryland. o Liquor store and restaurant owners in Prince George’s County. o Liquor lobbyists in Prince George’s County. o Former delegates, William Campos and Michael Vaughn. • What? o During his tenure as liquor board commissioner, Son tried to increase liquor sales in Prince George’s County by encouraging the use of Sunday liquor licensees. o In order to accomplish this goal, Son partnered with storeowners and lobbyists to bribe …show more content…

Need Obstruction of Justice Code • Article Title: 3 Chicago Officers Charged With Conspiracy in Laquan McDonald Case • Source/Author/Date of Publication: The New York Times/Monica Davey and Mitch Smith/June 27th, 2017 • Who? o Laquan McDonald, an African American teenager who was shot by a policeman. o Officer Jason Van Dyke, the policeman that is accused of murdering Laquan Duncan. o Detective David March, Patrol Officer Joseph Walsh, and Patrol Officer Thomas Gaffney are the three police officials accused of lying to protect Van Dyke. • What? o In October 2014, the police were sent out to search the streets of Chicago for a man using a knife to break into residents’ cars. o Laquan Duncan was found a holding a knife, and Van Dyke claims that he shot Duncan in self-defense. o However, video footage shows that Duncan was trying to run away, rather than threatening the officers with his knife. o Gaffney, March, and Walsh lied about the series of events that occurred that evening in order to backup Van Dyke’s story. o In addition, these three officers, failed to interview potential witnesses. The accounts from the witnesses would have proved that Duncan did not agitate police officers. o It may be of some relief to know that March and Walsh are no longer employed with the Chicago Police Force. • Where? o The murder took place in Chicago, and involved members of its Fraternal

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