Alvin Greene Invetigation
South Carolina law enforcement is now investigating the Democratic senatorial candidate Alvin Greene. Greene won the primary for the Democratic party earlier this year. There has been much speculation regarding where Mr. Greene allocated the money he used to pay for his application for the senate race. Mr. Greene is currently facing criminal charges in South Carolina state court. What can be done to Greene based on this investigation? Greene will be investigated by local law enforcement agencies (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; SLED) and possibly the local sheriff's department. These agencies have the power to subpoena Greene's bank account information in order to determine if someone gave Greene the money to enter the senate race. The real danger for Greene will come from any statements he makes during the investigation.
If Greene decides to speak with the investigators and he lies, he will have opened the door to a federal indictment. A state charge of fraud would most likely not mean that Greene would be facing any incarceration. However, if Greene were indicted by the United States Justice Department, he would most certainly be exposed to some type of incarceration. Greene needs to have an experienced federal defense attorney representing him during the pendency of this investigation. Any misrepresentation can be reexamined by the government to form a basis of a fraud indictment.
Any federal indictment will end Greene's run for the senate. Several other candidates have now appeared to run for this senate seat in anticipation that Greene will be charged with either election fraud or fraud in his application for a public defender related to his state obscenity charge.
Our federal defense lawyers are experienced in defending fraud charges in federal courts across the country and outside the United States. Federal fraud charges can be complicated and statements made by a defendant are critical to the prosecutions case. We protect our clients from making mistakes during a pending investigation.
