A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.

A man entering the United States at a port of entry was charged with obstruction of justice after providing federal agents with a smartphone passcode that deleted the device's data during a customs search. Federal prosecutors brought the charge based on the deletion of the phone's contents. The man's name and the specific port of entry were not identified in available reports.

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