If you are under an investigation or suspect that a federal agency may open an investigation against you, one of the most important steps that you can take is to hire experienced federal criminal defense lawyers who can help you begin to formulate a defense and help you understand how to navigate this investigation. While you are entitled to a variety of legal protections, it is unlikely that any of the investigating agencies will extend these privileges to you voluntarily, such as the right to avoid incriminating yourself while making any statements regarding the investigation.
Without an attorney representing you, it is likely that those individuals tasked with your investigation will attempt to get you to make statements that will likely support their position or incriminate you, therefore making their own job easier while depriving you of a fair investigation. Hiring a San Diego lawyer is the best way to ensure that every step of your investigation is fair and just.
It is important to know that a federal agency is under no legal obligation to inform a suspect that they are the subject of a federal investigation. Since federal investigators can use such tactics as wiretapping, online or physical activity monitoring, recording conversations with a complicit party wearing a wire, and a variety of other methods, it is in the agency’s best interests to keep the subject ignorant of their activities for as long as possible.