People commonly think that when you are arrested the process is that the police make an arrest locally, it goes to a local precinct, you call an attorney, you contact the precinct, you tell them don’t speak to my client, that’s the end of the story and now you’re not concerned, because your son, your daughter, your husband, your wife, is protected.
This is NOT the way it works when you’re arrested by federal authorities…
First of all, you can be arrested, picked up off the street by a federal agent, and they don’t have to notify anyone, and secondly, even if they notify family or family sees the arrest happening, an attorney calling and saying “I represent so and so, don’t speak with him” has absolutely no weight in federal court.
So it’s a good lesson for anyone reading this that if they find themselves in the unfortunate position of being picked up by federal agents, they have to say, “I don’t want to speak with you”. If they don’t say that, federal agents can ignore phone calls from attorneys and continue to speak with an individual.
So it’s a very good rule of thumb if you’re picked up by federal agents politely decline to speak with them and wait for your opportunity in court to speak with your attorney.
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