Lying to an investigator actually isn't obstruction of justice, according to the statute. Obstruction of justice is a blanket term for crimes falling under 18 U

Lying to an investigator actually isn't obstruction of justice, according to the statute. Obstruction of justice is a blanket term for crimes falling under 18 U.S. Code Chapter 73. The only one that comes close is § 1510: Obstruction of criminal investigations. From the name it sure sounds like lying to investigators would fall under it, but if you read the text it only covers certain specific acts of obstruction like bribery. Making false statements to law enforcement falls user 18 U.S. Code Chapter 47, which covers fraud and false statements. In this case it would be § 1001. So yeah, kind of confusing, but that's why there's a separate term for making false statements.