Supreme Court Confines §1519 Venue for Document Falsification Charges to Location of Alleged Falsification

Short summary

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that defendants charged under 18 U.S.C. §1519 (document falsification) must be tried in the district where the falsification occurred, not where the investigation was based. The court rejected arguments that the statute's intent requirement expands venue. This holding applies broadly to any federal statute prohibiting a discrete act done with specified intent.

• •Venue confined to district where document was falsified, not where investigation was headquartered
• •Statute's intent requirement does not expand venue based on intended effects of the act
• •Ruling applies to any federal statute with similar structure: discrete conduct + intent + no required result

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