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U.S. v. COWDEN

No. 17-4046.

882 F.3d 464 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark COWDEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 16, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Martin Patrick Sheehan , SHEEHAN & NUGENT, PLLC, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellant. Christopher Chen-Hsin Wang , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: T.E. Wheeler, II , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Thomas E. Chandler , Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Keenan wrote the opinion, in which Judge Diaz and Judge Harris joined.

Mark Cowden, a former lieutenant with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in West Virginia, was charged with deprivation of rights under color of law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242, and knowingly making a false statement to impede a federal investigation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1519....

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