How to Avoid Going to Jail Under 18 U.S.C. For Lying to Government Agents

Re:How to Avoid Going to Jail Under 18 U.S.C. For Lying to G... by TerminalJunkie on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:21PM (#14207112)

Probably a daft question but I'm curious as to what others have to say. If this happens, what kind of attorney or lawyer should you contact? Is simply googling "attorney's near me" and reaching out to the first result good enough? The lawyers I work with are all corporate contract lawyers, not the kind that deal with criminal law.

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Re:How to Avoid Going to Jail Under 18 U.S.C. For Lying to G... by bradleyjg on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:44PM (#14207312)

If the FBI wanted to interview you, your best bet would probably be to ask one of the corporate contract lawyers for a white collar criminal defense lawyer. If you couldn't do that for whatever reason your next best bet would be to shake your network to find another lawyer and ask him for a recommendation for a white collar criminal defense lawyer.

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Re:How to Avoid Going to Jail Under 18 U.S.C. For Lying to G... by xenophonf on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @05:45PM (#14207324)

Me personally? I'd ask my family law attorney for a referral first (he's the guy who did our wills), and then go straight to the local bar. But you can ask your corporate contract lawyers, friends, colleagues, parents, priest, or mentor for referrals.

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Re:How to Avoid Going to Jail Under 18 U.S.C. For Lying to G... by pnw_hazor on Thursday April 27, 2017 @12:59AM (#14209282)

Former Asst. US Attorneys who practice criminal defense. Otherwise you are really rolling the dice.

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Re:How to Avoid Going to Jail Under 18 U.S.C. For Lying to G... by jessaustin on Thursday April 27, 2017 @09:39AM (#14211352)

I'm sure this is good advice, but just stating it like that makes it seem like a protection racket, doesn't it? The only way not to suffer at the hands of these people is to hire them...

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