Whoever, with intent to avoid, evade, prevent, or obstruct
compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigative demand duly and
properly made under the Antitrust
Civil Process Act, willfully withholds, misrepresents, removes from any
place, conceals, covers up, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by other means
falsifies any documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, or oral
testimony, which is the subject of such demand; or attempts to do so or
solicits another to do so; or
Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or
by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or
endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration
of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any
department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper
exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is
being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint
committee of the Congress—
Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.
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