Confession During Investigation May Be Inadmissible

An internal investigation of suspected employee fraud usually includes without-notice interviews of key officers and employees who may have information and/or may themselves be under suspicion. These interviews need to be conducted in a specific, diligent manner to ensure that they are voluntary and that employee rights are protected.

Authored by Jim Patterson and Kirsten A. Thoreson, Published in Carswell's Legal Alert, Volume 29, Number 10, pp. 73, 75, 76. Reprinted by permission of Carswell, a division of Thomson Reuters Canada Limited.