18 U.S.C. § 1517
Obstructing examination of financial institution
Whoever corruptly obstructs or attempts to obstruct any examination of a financial institution by an agency of the United States with jurisdiction to conduct an examination of such financial institution shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2024 · leading case: United States v. Lebedev, 932 F.3d 40 (2d Cir. 2019).
United States v. Lebedev, 932 F.3d 40 (2d Cir. 2019). “§ 1001 , and to obstruct the examination of a financial institution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1517 . The conduct set forth in the indictment consists of Gross's agreement with Murgio, Lebedev, and the other Coin.”
United States v. Gurr, Bernard, 471 F.3d 144 (D.C. Cir. 2006). “§§ 1014 , 2 (Count 5); obstruction of an examination of a financial institution, and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1517 , 2 (Count 19); and tampering with a witness, and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. McGinty, 610 F.3d 1242 (10th Cir. 2010). “§, 1007, and one count of obstructing a bank examination in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1517 . The indictment also sought the criminal forfeiture of McGinty’s property pursuant to 18 U.”
United States v. Thomas Robertson, 86 F.4th 355 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “§ 1512 (b)(2) makes it unlawful to “corruptly persuade[]” someone to “withhold testimony,” destroy evidence or “evade legal process”; and 18 U.S.C. § 1517 criminalizes “corruptly” obstructing “any examination of a financial institution by an agency of the United States.”
In re Millennium Global Emerging Credit Master Fund Ltd., 474 B.R. 88 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). “” 18 U.S.C. § 1517 (b). In the first case, the foreign proceeding will be recognized as a “foreign main proceeding.”
Segarra v. Fed. Reserve Bank, 17 F. Supp. 3d 304 (S.D.N.Y. 2014). “Moreover, federal law imposes criminal penalties on anyone who “corruptly obstructs” a federal bank examination, see 18 U.S.C. § 1517 , and on anyone who makes a false statement with intent to deceive a bank examiner, see id.”
United States v. Church, 11 F. App'x 264 (4th Cir. 2001). “Appellant Terry Lee Church appeals from her conviction for obstructing a bank investigation under 18 U.S.C. § 1517 and from the sentence imposed on her by the district court.”
AER Advisors Inc. v. Fid. Brokerage Servs. LLC, 327 F. Supp. 3d 278 (D.D.C. 2018). “The First Circuit also concluded that criminal law-including 18 U.S.C. § 1517 , which prohibits obstructing an examination of a financial institution-was a means of remedying "wilfully [sic] false reports" by those financial institutions.”
United States v. Thomas Robertson (AMENDED OPINION) (D.C. Cir. 2024). “§ 1512 (b)(2) makes it unlawful to “corruptly persuade[]” someone to “withhold testimony,” destroy evidence or “evade legal process”; and 18 U.S.C. § 1517 criminalizes “corruptly” obstructing “any examination of a financial institution by an agency of the United States.”
AER Advisors Inc v. FMR LLC (D. Mass. 2018). “The First Circuit also concluded that criminal law -- including 18 U.S.C. § 1517 , which prohibits obstructing an examination of a financial institution -- was a means of remedying “wilfully [sic] false reports” by those financial institutions.”
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