How Long Do Investigations Take Involving Crimes Related To The Government?
Whenever the government is involved in investigating a crime and thinking that you were involved with that particular crime, whether it be the EDD, any insurance claims, or any type of health claims, under this umbrella where the government is the alleged victim and the people of the state of California are losing money, even at the federal level where the federal government is losing money, these investigations can take some time.
One is that a lot of times when the government is involved, it's usually something sophisticated, and whoever the person is who was purportedly involved, a lot of times, they are hiding their activities, so it's going to take some time to uncover it and to fully investigate it.
Another reason why some of these cases take a long time is because, unfortunately, government agencies get stolen from all the time, so they have a huge backlog of cases.
Probably lastly, and important as well, sometimes, in order to investigate some of these government-related offenses, special agents or special individuals are involved in investigating these cases — forensic accountants, for example. Other individuals have to look through computers. Many specialty areas are necessary to figure out some of these crimes.
So, when you have an individual handling a bunch of these cases at the same time, you get yourself into a situation where that particular individual is overwhelmed and over-worked, so it's going to take time for them to unbury themselves, so they're going to prioritize the case based on the severity of the loss, the amount of the loss to the government and how dangerous — financially or otherwise — they perceive the potential target or defendant in the criminal case.
Hire a Lawyer in The Pre-Filing Stage
That's why we get somebody like me involved. I would like to let you know that you hired me pre-filing. I talk to the prosecutors, and we find out what can be done before a case is even filed against you to put you in the best possible position to avoid a potential charge against you in the first place. Maybe the government has it wrong.
Maybe they need all the facts and details about what's happening. That's my job—to give them your side of the story, your version of events, and see what we can do to maneuver things in your favor.
You want to avoid being in the position of having to fight the charge in the first place. So, if no charge has been filed against you, that's the time to get an attorney. That's the time to equip your attorney with all the information necessary to properly defend you so they can talk to the prosecutors and agents, and they can make moves on your behalf pre-filing before any decision is made.
It isn't easy once they file the case. They've loaded up a bunch of stuff against you. They believe that you're guilty, and it's kind of a rush to judgment in some of these cases. In contrast, if you had your attorney working on it from the beginning, you'd be in a much stronger position to try to block the filing, or if they do file it, to get a smooth transition into dealing with it versus being arrested, having a huge bail put on you, being taken into custody in front of your friends, family, and associates.
So, get your criminal defense attorney working on the case immediately. Make the right moves immediately. Make the phone call today, and we'll get this thing moving in the right direction if you're being investigated by a federal agency in Los Angeles or otherwise. This is right up my alley.
