Investigator called and said they need to speak to me I’m not sure why but they left message
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Investigator called and said they need to speak to me I’m not sure why but they left message
I’m not sure what this means or what it is about because I never did anything wrong. Can someone explain this to me what this means? I am supposedly a witness regarding a party who is involved in an ongoing fraud investigation and that it’s important they speak to me?
Asked on February 17, 2017 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You can speak to the investigator or you can chose not to speak to the investigator. You are a private citizen so you do the have the right to just avoid any questioning. However, I you chose o talk to an investigator, do not give any false statements. Lying to officers is an offense. If you are concerned that they are not looking at you just as witness and may be looking at you as a suspect for an offense....immediately cease talking to the officers and arrange for a criminal defense attorney to assist you. If the investigator calls you again, you can simply tell them you are not comfortable talking to him until you do have an attorney.
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