"The district court construed the term “otherwise” in § 1512(c)(2) to mean “similar . . . in some respects but different in others.”"
I don't read it as that but we'll see how it goes.
"Whoever corruptly—
(1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding; or
(2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both."
