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Opinion
Filed
April 19, 2019
Case
United States v. Patrick Sutherland
Case status
Decided

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WILKINSON, Circuit Judge: Defendant Patrick Sutherland appeals from his convictions for filing three false tax returns and obstructing a grand jury proceeding. Sutherland principally contends that providing fabricated loan documents to a U.S. Attorney's office was too distant from an ongoing grand jury proceeding to meet the nexus requirement set forth in United States v. Agui…

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