Former Augusta, Ga., city commissioner Sammie Sias lost his appeal to undo convictions for making false statements and destroying records that had been requested as part of a federal investigation into whether he misused county money intended to improve a local community center.
Sias claimed the government failed to prove that his destruction of electronic files was intentional. But the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said that because his actions “damaged subpoenaed documents and significantly delayed a federal investigation,” a reasonable factfinder could conclude he’d actively concealed the records.
He’d cited a Ninth Circuit case for the ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.