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What NOT to do - When Federal Agents Come Knocking
A Treatise Carl F. Worden
This treatise is in no way meant as a criticism of Larken Rose
or his legal
position on the Tax Code. But it is an excellent example of why
a citizen of
today should not cooperate in any way with law enforcement
officers of any
kind, and in particular, with federal agents. It doesn't matter
if they are
asking for your help as a possible witness or just for
information -- or they
consider you a suspect of some kind. Because so many people try
to talk
their way out of an initial law enforcement contact situation,
they go to
prison. Most cops will admit that 70% of the people in prison
today wouldn't
be there if they'd just kept their mouths shut.
Best example: Martha Stewart. Stewart was not convicted of stock
trading
fraud; she was convicted of lying to a federal investigator --
which is a federal
crime.
How do you avoid such a charge? Don't talk to a federal
investigator of any
kind, for any reason, ever, on or off the record. It's always on
the record.
Worden's Rule 1: Stick your tongue between your teeth and bite
down until
the blood flows. Do not admit to anything. Especially, do not
deny anything.
Remain mute, no matter how long they try to drag the interview
out. Even if
an attorney representing you is present, say nothing unless in
the privacy of
his/her office.
They will show you evidence that you did something. You will be
tempted
beyond most human ability to resist to explain that evidence
away. Don't do
it. Don't agree to any kind of test, be it polygraph, blood test
or even taking
your fingerprints unless they force it upon you, but through it
all, remain
silent.
They will tell you somebody said something incriminating about
you, or that
you were somewhere or that they said you were doing something or
didsomething. Remain silent. Do not admit to or deny anything. If
they ask you
how you're feeling, say nothing. If they ask you if it's raining
and you know it
is coming down like Noah's Flood, say nothing.
Worden's Rule 2: Force the law enforcement agents to work only
with the
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evidence they have. Do not allow your attorney or yourself to
provide them
with any defense you plan to use if you are charged with a crime
unless and
until you are in court and testifying to a jury -- if that is
necessary or wise at
all. That way, they have to guess what defense you plan to use,
which makes
it much more difficult for a prosecutor to prepare the case they
have against
you.
Never speak to anyone, especially a cellmate in jail, about your
case and how
innocent or guilty you are. Remain absolutely silent on the
matter, and
especially during telephone conversations. Law enforcement
officers largely
depend on suspects to try to talk their way out of a situation
so they don't
have to spend time in jail. When they do talk, everything they
say gives the
law enforcement agent places to go, places to look, people to
talk to, etc.,
and that additional input often is what lands the suspect in
prison, guilty or
not. Law enforcement agents will tell you they are only trying
to eliminateyou as a suspect. You will be tempted to help them.
Don't do it. Stay
absolutely silent no matter how guilty they will say it makes
you look.
Wordens Rule 3: If you are charged with a crime, the only time
it counts for
you to offer an explanation is in front of the judge or jury
hearing your case --
and in most cases like that, it is still better you don't
testify at all because
when you do you can be cross-examined by the prosecution.
Worden's Rule 4: Never allow your attorney or yourself to waive
your right to
a speedy trial. Prosecutors and investigators use the time you
are waiting for
trial to develop more evidence against you. By demanding your
constitutional
right to a speedy trial, you shorten the time they have to build
a stronger
case against you. You reduce the time a witness might be
identified or
located to testify against you. If they proceed with prosecuting
you with the
shoddy evidence they have and you are acquitted, they cannot try
you again
for the same crime, even if you walk out of the courthouse after
an acquittal
and admit to the press you did it!
Look at what happened to Scott Peterson. Not only did he talk to
the Modesto
cops, he allowed interviews with reporters that were later used
to paint him a
liar. Had Peterson remained absolutely silent, no matter how
guilty it might
have made him look, a lot of the "liar" evidence used to convict
him would
never have been made available to the prosecution and the jury.
Getting back
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to the feds: The federal government made it a crime to merely
lie to a federal
investigator.
For that reason and that reason alone, don't talk to a federal
investigator,
ever, about anything. They enacted and enforce that law, so it
is best for
every citizen not to speak to a federal investigator about
anything, ever. They
can't charge you with lying to them if you haven't spoken to
them.
Get it?
