14-4405. Obstruction of investigation; providing or withholding information.
For you to find the defendant guilty of obstruction of investigation as charged in Count ____, the State must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:
1. The defendant knowingly [provided false information to] [withheld information from]1 any person authorized under the Medicaid Fraud Act to investigate violations of that Act or to enforce the criminal or civil remedies of that Act.
2. The information [provided] [withheld]1 was material to the investigation or enforcement of the Medicaid Fraud Act.
3. This happened in New Mexico on or about the __________ day of ______________, __________.
USE NOTES
1. Use only the applicable bracketed elements established by the evidence.
[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-005, effective for all cases filed or pending on or after December 31, 2014.]