Witness in a federal investigation

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Witness in a federal investigation

About two years ago I was contacted by the fbi asking some basic questions about
my employment at a former company where the owner and his partners were
charged last year for health care fraud or kick backs. Then last week the same fbi
agent sent me an email asking if I knew an individual charged in the case. They told
me that I could be asked to testify at trial and that could be a couple years away.
Should I get a legal representation as a witness? Should I refer any additional
questions to an attorney? I’m not really sure what I should do here.

Asked on November 3, 2019 under Criminal Law, Georgia

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

A witness does not normally need legal representation unless either of the following is true:
1) You yourself did things which are either criminal or which could get you sued (so, for example, helping someone else engage in fraud or take money to which they are not entitled) if they come to light and they might come up in your testimony, in which case you want an attorney's advice about how to avoid or at least minimize consequences.
2) You signed some sort of confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement that would be violated by testimony, and you will want an attorney's help to avoid any consequences from that.


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