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>The investigating authorities aren't being defrauded though; making someone's job harder isn't fraud. It can very well be, and it's called obstruction of just
by coldtea 1y ago
>The investigating authorities aren't being defrauded though; making someone's job harder isn't fraud.
It can very well be, and it's called obstruction of justice.
Though in this case, the real crime is treason. Those companies collaborate with a foreign government against their own.
- dlubarov 1y ago> obstruction of justice Possibly, depending on intent. But even if so, obstruction of justice is not fraud. > the real crime is treason This hypothetical crime (which I'd say is highly unlikely to occur) would definitely not be treason, which has a narrow legal definition. We're not at war with Israel.
- coldtea 1y ago>Possibly, depending on intent. But even if so, obstruction of justice is not fraud. Sure, but it's a crime still. Not just something neutral. >This hypothetical crime (which I'd say is highly unlikely to occur) would definitely not be treason, which has a narrow legal definition. We're not at war with Israel. No, just on several on behalf of them. Which one feels should also have been part of this "narrow legal definition".