Legal Question in Criminal Law in Arizona

criminal investigations

What is length of time the federal government can carry on a criminal investigation before they have to charge or arrest or drop the investigation?


Asked on 11/24/08, 11:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jason Lamm Jason D. Lamm Attorney at Law

Re: criminal investigations

Federal investigations often go on for years. I know this from many cases that I have handled in federal court over the years. If you have not been charged, though, this is a great time to hire counsel and try and keep charges from being filed. I have done this on several occasions, and have cases now where I only wish that my clients had come to me years ago instead of waiting to be indicted. As a practical matter, it's a lot less expensive to hire a lawyer now than after you are charged. If you want to discuss this further, please call me at (six zero two) two two two - nine two three seven.

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Answered on 11/25/08, 8:50 am


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