5 questions to ask if you
are being investigated for
fraud
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When you have been accused of f raud or your
bus iness has been l inked to f raud , i t can be a very
st ress fu l t ime.
After a l l , you don ’ t want to lose your bus iness or
go to pr i son so you wi l l need to seek the adv ice of
a t ra ined f raud so l ic i tor to help you out .
But f inding the r ight expert can be hard , and there
are some core th ings that you , as the i r c l ient , need
to know about them.
So , with that in mind , here are 5 quest ions you
should a im to ask your f raud so l ic i tor at your f i r s t
meet ing .
Finding a f raud so l ic i tor i s not enough to ensure
that you win your case .
You wi l l want to ensure that the f raud so l ic i tor you
choose has deal t with s imi lar cases to yours in the
past and , i f there have recent ly been any changes
to the law, that they are fami l iar with how th is
may be appl ied to your case .
So , in th is instance , you wi l l be looking for a f raud
sol ic i tor who has the exper ience you need , as wel l
as the knowledge that you need.
Have you dealt with similar cases?
I t i s great when you have been able to f ind a f raud
sol ic i tor that has exper ience deal ing with s imi lar
cases to yours . But the next th ing you wi l l need to
ask i s , what were the outcomes of those cases?
Ideal ly , you wi l l want a f raud so l ic i tor who has
been able to get favourable outcomes , such as a
dismissa l o f a l l charges . Or , you wi l l want a
sol ic i tor who has been able to seek a reduct ion of
charges or the minimis ing of monetary penalt ies .
What were the outcomes if you
have?
To help with a case that may be complex , or go ing
back many years , you wi l l want experts to help
you .
And, a longs ide your s