I've seen it suggested elsewhere that if the leaker is some janitor (or whatever) who fished the draft out of a garbage can, there could be criminal charges. Anyone know exactly what those charges would be? (Disclosure: I'm a paralegal working for a major Medicaid subcontractor and currently earning a MLS degree, but this is way above my level of legal knowledge.)
I've seen it suggested elsewhere that if the leaker is some janitor (or whatever) who fished the draft out of a garbage can, there could be criminal charges. Anyone know exactly what those charges would be? (Disclosure: I'm a paralegal working for a major Medicaid subcontractor and currently earning a MLS degree, but this is way above my level of legal knowledge.)
I haven’t researched the issue, but theories I’ve seen floated include (1) theft of government property, 18 USC 641, and (2) interference with a judicial officer of the United States, 18 USC 1503.
Ironically enough, though, this Court has generally made it harder to stretch criminal statutes to capture conduct that’s not clearly covered.
I've seen it suggested elsewhere that if the leaker is some janitor (or whatever) who fished the draft out of a garbage can, there could be criminal charges. Anyone know exactly what those charges would be? (Disclosure: I'm a paralegal working for a major Medicaid subcontractor and currently earning a MLS degree, but this is way above my level of legal knowledge.)
I haven’t researched the issue, but theories I’ve seen floated include (1) theft of government property, 18 USC 641, and (2) interference with a judicial officer of the United States, 18 USC 1503.
Ironically enough, though, this Court has generally made it harder to stretch criminal statutes to capture conduct that’s not clearly covered.
I have read some good legal analysis on 641 but haven't seen anything on 18 USC 1503.