BOSTON Federal prosecutors have charged a Massachusetts man with obstructing the investigation keen on the Boston Marathon bombings.
Prosecutors held Friday that 23-year-old Khairullozhon Matanov of Quincy is charged with destroying, altering and falsifying records in a federal investigation, and with making false statements in a federal investigation.
Authorities say that in the years considering the April 2013 bombings, Matanov realized the FBI would want to talk with him since he knew the suspects and public their philosophical justification for violence. Hes accused of deleting information from his central processing unit and untruthfulness to investigators.
Hes not accused of participating in the bombings or knowing roughly speaking them in advance.
Matanov is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon.
It wasnt clear if he had a lawyer, and his headset number couldnt as soon as be located.
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