![]() Article Consequences of Employee Silence in Fraud InvestigationsJim Patterson and Kirsten Thoreson December 1, 2014 In employee fraud investigations, where a real prospect of future criminal charges exists, the following questions often arise: Can a suspected employee refuse to answer questions posed by an investigating employer? Is there a "right to silence" if the employee's answers may tend to
incriminate him or her? Published by Carswell in the December 2014 edition of Legal Alert (Volume 33, Number 9). Republishing Requests For permission to republish this or any other publication, contact Amrita Kochhar at kochhara@bennettjones.com. For informational purposes only This publication provides an overview of legal trends and updates for informational purposes only. For personalized legal advice, please contact the authors. |