What Is A Federal Grand Jury Indictment? Andrew Russek, criminal defense attorney with Combs Waterkotte, discusses how federal grand juries work, subpoenas, and how they can result in an indictment.
Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: I hear you mention federal indictment, federal grand jury indictment. Is there a difference? And what is a federal grand jury indictment?
Andrew Russek: So an indictment comes out of a grand jury.
Scott Michael Dunn: Okay.
Andrew Russek: So it’s through a grand jury. Now, the federal government also uses their grand jurors to get subpoenas. So they may be subpoenaing your financial records.
All that is presented to a grand jury where they’re laying out their evidence, with their witnesses, in front of a grand jury that is just making sure there’s at least that standard of probable cause, which is a relatively low standard. Most of the time [it’s] very easy for them to meet.
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