Administrative subpoenas and national security letters in criminal and foreign intelligence investigations : background and proposed adjustments /
"Administrative subpoena authority, including closely related national security letter authority, is the power vested in various administrative agencies to compel testimony or the production of documents or both in aid of the agencies' performance of their duties. Administrative subpoenas...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, District of Columbia] :
Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress,
[2005]
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| Series: | CRS report for Congress ;
RL32880. U.S. Congressional documents. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "Administrative subpoena authority, including closely related national security letter authority, is the power vested in various administrative agencies to compel testimony or the production of documents or both in aid of the agencies' performance of their duties. Administrative subpoenas are not a traditional tool of criminal law investigation, but neither are they unknown. Several statutes at least arguably authorize the use of administrative subpoenas primarily or exclusively for use in a criminal investigation in cases involving health care fraud, child abuse, Secret Service protection, controlled substance cases, and Inspector General investigations. In addition, five statutory provisions vest government officials responsible for certain foreign intelligence investigations with authority comparable to administrative subpoena access to various types of records"--Summary, page [ii]. |
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| Item Description: | "April 15, 2005." "Received through the CRS Web." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (43 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
