So, I think the biggest mistake that I
most commonly see is that when the feds
approach somebody, whether it’s via a
phone call uh at their door, at their
place of work, or they receive a
subpoena, if that’s the way they make
contact, that they are required to
produce something to them. They are
required to present information, present
documents that if they don’t speak to
law enforcement, if they don’t speak to
the feds right away, that it’s going to
be held against them. So, they start
turning over documents. They don’t call
a lawyer right away. Some people even
think, well, if I get a lawyer involved,
the feds might think that I’m a
criminal. That is a huge mistake. Huge
mistake that I see very commonly. Don’t
turn over documents. Don’t speak. Don’t
even breathe in their direction without
an attorney. They will not hold it
against you. They won’t. In fact, in my
experience, the feds pre prefer when an
attorney is on board because they have
someone to communicate with and try to
facilitate their investigation without
violating my client’s rights. So,
biggest mistake is thinking that they
can help themselves and try to find
their way out and that they have no
choice. There are always options, even
when the feds are at your door.