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| − | [[Bribe|Bribing]] the [[witness]]<ref>https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/william-jefferson</ref>, [[harassment|harassing]] the witness<ref>https://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/851806/file/Witness-Intimidation-in-Domestic-Violence-Cases.pdf Pages 45-50.</ref>, [[hostage|holding hostage]] the witness's friends or family, or other forms of [[barbarism]] or [[deceit|trickery]] used to get a witness to [[denial|deny]], [[memory_hole|obscure]], or [[Omissions_in_Matthew|omit]] [[testimony]]. This also includes actions taken to prevent a witness from [[breach|showing up]] in [[court]].<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512</ref>This includes [[murder|killing]] the witness. | + | '''Witness tampering''' includes [[Bribe|Bribing]] the [[witness]]<ref>https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/william-jefferson</ref>, [[harassment|harassing]] the witness<ref>https://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/851806/file/Witness-Intimidation-in-Domestic-Violence-Cases.pdf Pages 45-50.</ref>, [[hostage|holding hostage]] the witness's friends or family, or other forms of [[barbarism]] or [[deceit|trickery]] used to get a witness to [[denial|deny]], [[memory_hole|obscure]], or [[Omissions_in_Matthew|omit]] [[testimony]]. This also includes actions taken to prevent a witness from [[breach|showing up]] in [[court]].<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512</ref>This includes [[murder|killing]] the witness. |
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Latest revision as of 03:31, March 21, 2024
Witness tampering includes Bribing the witness[1], harassing the witness[2], holding hostage the witness's friends or family, or other forms of barbarism or trickery used to get a witness to deny, obscure, or omit testimony. This also includes actions taken to prevent a witness from showing up in court.[3]This includes killing the witness.