Investigations &
Witness Representation
Bozorgi Law has experience in all aspects of investigation work, whether representing individuals who are a subject or target of an investigation or a witness in an investigation. We also have experience in conducting internal investigations for corporate entities.
We routinely represent clients who have been approached or served with subpoenas for documents or for testimony by prosecuting or law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to state and local law enforcement officers, or federal law enforcement agents through various agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, or Office of Inspector General.
We regularly represent employees and former employees in instances of corporate criminal investigations either initiated by the Department of Justice, local US Attorney’s Offices, State Attorney’s Offices, an Attorney General’s Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or other regulatory agencies, including instances when a corporation has self-reported to one of these agencies. We are well versed in navigating corporate cases where there are many attorneys involved who separately represent the entities and individual targets and witnesses.
Having able counsel during an investigation or for witnesses in a large complex corporate investigation is as critical as when a person is accused of criminal conduct.
We also consult and coordinate with outside civil counsel when it comes to advising a client who might have criminal liability, as it relates to questioning or producing documents in a civil matter. We have consulted in many civil matters to help determine if a client has a valid Fifth Amendment assertion and have defended that claim when necessary. We have represented clients in civil depositions, filed pleadings defending a Fifth Amendment assertion, filed motions to quash subpoenas and for protective orders, filed motions to stay proceedings, and participated in cases involving civil restraining orders and/or injunctions.
Other representative investigation & witness representation matters include:
Representation of corporation subject to subpoena for documents in consumer fraud investigation being conducted by the Central District of California.
Representation of corporation in PPE investigation being conducted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
Representation of hospital employee in corporate investigation being conducted by the Department of Justice relating to allegations of unnecessary procedures and False Claims.
Representation of multiple employees living abroad and working at foreign subsidiary of United States publicly traded company, who were witnesses in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act parallel investigations being conducted by both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Representation of multiple current and former employee-witnesses in charity fraud investigation being conducted by the Southern District of Florida.
Representation of foreign nationals in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation stemming from the Odebrecht case, which was being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Eastern District of New York.
Representation of multiple individuals in viatical fraud investigation being conducted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
Representation of occupational therapist in investigation being conducted by the Attorney General’s Office, Medicaid Fraud Unit.
Representation of physician in investigation being conducted by the Attorney General’s Office, Medicaid Fraud Unit, as well as multiple other agencies.
Representation in the District of Columbia of stockbroker in Mutual Legal Assistance subpoena for testimony issued by the Department of Justice and in parallel civil proceeding and hearings to defend assertion of Fifth Amendment Claim.
Representation of physician in investigation being conducted by the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud under the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation and the State Attorney’s Office for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Prosecution declined.
Representation of fire sprinkler company in investigation being conducted by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Public Corruption Unit relating to allegations of bribes being paid to city permitting officials.
Prior to joining Bozorgi Law, some of our lawyers’ representative investigations & witness representations included:
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of witness in investigation of $43 million health care fraud scheme.
Representation of U.S. Citizen subject to charges in Czech Republic.
Representation of high level executive in investigation under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the Southern District of Florida.
Representation in the Southern District of Florida of employee in investigation of target (municipal banker) charged in Port of Miami corruption prosecution.
Representation in the Northern District of Oklahoma of petroleum company owner-witness in investigation of allegations of wire fraud and misapplication of bank funds in bank failure prosecution; litigated Fifth Amendment issues.
Representation in the District of Colorado in investigation of owners of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) company, which also owned pharmacies. Focus of investigation was PBM companies steering patients to company-owned pharmacies thereby generating the greatest profits as a result of PBM company negotiating rebates with manufacturers and determining pharmacy reimbursement rates.