Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ...
by sokoloff on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:43PM
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Then you decline to answer any questions without the advice of counsel. They can choose to arrest you or let you go, but they can't compel you to answer their questions without advice of counsel if you invoke that request.
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Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ...
by cortesoft on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:23PM
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Did you read what happened here? He refused to cooperate, and they put him on the no fly list. They didn’t charge him with any crimes, so they don’t have to worry about any testimony being inadmissible.
You are right, they can’t arrest him... which they didn’t try to do. They did something way worse, which was to put him on the no fly list and strand him out of country.
Avoiding being arrested was not the problem.
This isn’t an investigator trying to get information to bring to court, this is the FBI trying to coerce the guy into being an informant. They don’t care about his actual testimony at this point.
Re:I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put ...
by adriancr on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:31PM
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He did not consult with anyone even after threats...
Instead he sent his family to lebannon and flew there himself.
Would have been cheaper just to lawyer up...
Lawyer should be able to help at least track down which agents did this, call bureau to confirm investigation and complain if things are sketchy, help avoid the no fly list or help get you off it... advice...