FBI Questioning My Brother?

Question

My brother was employeed with a bank over a yr ago. They FBI came to his home in another county to question him pertaining to entering the building of work after hrs. He stated he did often as did other employees after hours to work. They asked if he entered other rooms he stated yes at times to leave work or notes on desktops. They showed him a pic of him entering the building with a hood on his head he stated it was raining. They asked if he entered a storage room. He said, what are you getting at here? Am I charged with a crime? They stated not yet. He said, no more questions, I want a lawyer.They said,have your lawyer contact us.
This questioning happened a month ago. He hadn't heard anything until 2 days ago his ex wife said the FBI came to her asking if she was aware of items stolen from the bank by her ex? She stated no.
Wouldn't the FBI, if they had enough evidence already come to get him or charge him. He thought it was dropped but now he is scared.

Answer 1

The intiail questions were routine. More than anything I bet they wanted to get a feel for him, and how he answered the questions.

Guilty people will give off signals that point to their guilty most times.

The second visit could be someone pointing a finger in his direction, but they are just following leads. They could actually be stumped right now and are just shooting in the dark, trying to get a feel if he is guilty or not.

If your brother has nothign to hide, then I wouldnt worry about it too much.
Tell them to be helpful, and polite, and willing to cooperate with the investigation.

That will reassure the agents, and send the message I truly do have nothign to hide.

But since its a bank robbery, you cant rreally question the diligence of the investigators.

My guess is that they are really at a slump, and are just beating the grass to startle the snakes.

I wouldnt sweat it - if I didnt have anythign to hide.

Answer 2

My father worked for the C.I.A. for years.
The government isn't interested in sloppy justice. There are things they CAN'T in an investigation tell the investigated.

If he did nothing, tell him not to bother. Get a lawyer if he did. Get a lawyer if they charge him. Get a lawyer if they do something illegal (they haven't, and everything you describe is legal and proper).

Worrying is a waste of time. Now if he were dealing with a politically-charged small town sheriff, I'd be nervous, but that's so rare it's silly, and even then, the sheriff is probably trying to be as fair as possible. Dishonest agents/officers end up in the news BECAUSE it is so rare, so it's news.

Tell him he's safe, because they are VERY efficient and WILL catch the person(s) responsible for the crime, as DNA evidence can prove a person entered a room or touched an object (even wearing gloves) for months after the fact, and they'd rather be thorough than careless.

If he's still scared, start worrying.

Answer 3

During any investigation, one of the methods is to remove suspects until only the offender is left.

Your brother said others were in and out of the building as he was. All the investigators were doing at the time was trying to eliminate him as a suspect. I suspect his sudden refusal to answer questions prompted them to talk to other people about him. Talking to ex-spouses is often a very good way to find out things about another person.
The FBI agent is generally a pretty good investigator. If your brother is innocent he probably doesn't have to worry too much. By now the bureau has gone though is finances and life with a fine tooth comb. If he is all that worried, he should contact a lawyer.
Not telling someone you are questioning just what you are investigating is an old technique. It is designed to put the suspect on edge and make him worry about just what the investigator knows. The side effect is scaring the heck out of innocent people. Looks like it worked pretty well with your brother.

Answer 4

The point in which a federal investigation is commenced to the time that charges are actually filed could take months to several years.

Since your brother was employed at a bank which obviously was involved in interstate transactions (all are, at some level), the FBI has jurisdiction to investigate reported crimes therein.

If he wasn't involved in any illegal activity, the investigation is merely a small annoyance.

As a prosecutor, I can tell you that people do not get charged with federal crimes merely for working off-duty at a bank while wearing a hoodie. So, unless there is a lot you don't know about your brother, don't sweat it.

Best of luck.

Answer 5

Charges (or potential charges) can linger for years. The FBI is a busy department and they will question your brother AT THEIR CONVENIENCE as many times as they want until a case is closed.

To put it another way, if he did nothing wrong it's best that he just talks with them and stops playing the "lawyer" route. If they keep coming back for him, they probably have something on him cause even here....I ain't buyin the 'hood in the rain' story or 'everyone does it'. The FBI doesn't mess with some 'little guy' unless they've got him for something. I wouldn't be surprised if they walk into his current place of business and haul him off just to make an example on him.

If you're dangerous they bust down your door, if not they just embarass you during your arrest.

Answer 6

Well they can do anything until they have evidence it was him, however he should get a lawyer now. If they do get evidence they will arrest him. He can get out on bail however it will be a very high amount looking at 500,000+. If he has to stay in jail he will go to court and it will be a battle from there, however his lawyer will take care of all that, if he has a good one he can get lucky (guilty or not guilty) Where it will go from there is unknown as of now. I would suggest he get a lawyer and tell him everything. The lawyer will start a investigation and ect. However a lawyer can also be expensive (Espeically a good one) Good luck to your family!

Answer 7

If they already have told him to have his lawyer contact them then i would suggest he do just that. Normally people are not convicted of crimes they didnt commit however If he is innocent , then he needs to handle this through an attorney in case someone is setting him up.
Been set up and been there. I do believe that for the most part the justice system is fair however the justice system is run by human who are subject to human mistakes.
Personally dealing with the Federal officers I would get an attorney innocent or not. Federal is nothing to play with. He doesnt have to be aggressive but having an attoney in the backround in case something does happen is always helpful.

Answer 8

Sounds like they are investigating him for a particular incident.. I would call them and ask.. The agent that questioned your brother (and Ex wife) should have left cards for contacting them. If he does not like the answer, get a lawyer..

Answer 9

This appears to be an ongoing investigation, and they don't have an offender. At his point, everyone is a suspect. I hate to use this term, but the Feds are on a fishing expedition. If your brother is clean, tell him not to worry. If he's involved, or knows anything, tell him to talk to an attorney before it gets too late.

Answer 10

because of fact she's a killer. she grew to become into at a funeral(who's funeral? perhaps a prior sufferer?) the shown fact that she fell head over heals for this guy after basically one stumble upon with him looks very suspect and risky, and that when this type of "beneficial" adventure she is going abode and kills her sister basically reinforces that fact. or maybe he grew to become into an extremist terrorist and he brainwashed her....i've got been gazing too plenty 24