{"id":1054,"date":"2018-10-09T15:14:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2018-10-09T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:14:55","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-pre-file-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-pre-file-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Pre-File Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not all crimes are witnessed by police, but that does not mean that a suspect gets away with it. When law enforcement does not personally witness a crime being committed, but suspects a specific person of committing the said crime, they can be granted permission to pursue a legal process known as a \u201cpre-file investigation.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2><font color=\"sienna\">Continue reading to learn more about pre-file investigations and how they might affect your criminal case.<\/font> <\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1055\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pre-File-Investigation-Lawyer-Indianapolis-e1539098063225.jpg\" alt=\"Criminal Defense Law Firm 317-636-7514\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1055\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indianapolis Pre-File Investigation Lawyer 317-636-7514<\/p><\/div>\n<h1><font color=\"sienna\">What is a Pre-File Investigation?<\/font><\/h1>\n<p>Pre-file investigations take place before an arrest is actually made. Furthermore, they can take anywhere from a few days to a few years to complete. Pre-file investigations are meant to give law enforcement an adequate opportunity to locate and gather enough evidence against a suspect so that they may be indicted on criminal charges. <\/p>\n<p>For instance, if an employee is suspected of stealing from the corporate account, law enforcement may need time to gather documents, records, witness statements, social media timelines, and more, all to prove that the employee has committed a crime and should be charged. <\/p>\n<h1><font color=\"sienna\">You Need Aggressive Criminal Defense<\/font><\/h1>\n<p>Pre-file investigations are a very early stage in the criminal process, which is also a time that is critical for anyone under investigation. When a pre-file investigation is being held against a suspect, they need to have a criminal attorney on their side who can build an effective and strong defense BEFORE the investigation can be completed and prosecution can make their move. Without a strong defense, not only are suspects at a much higher risk of being convicted, they are also at a higher risk of being sentenced to the maximum penalties for their alleged crimes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you are under investigation for a crime in Indiana\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_29\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/David-E.-Lewis-Attorney-at-Law-e1500481243941-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"David E. Lewis Attorney at Law\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/David-E.-Lewis-Attorney-at-Law-e1500481243941-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/David-E.-Lewis-Attorney-at-Law-e1500481243941.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David E. Lewis Attorney at Law 317-636-7514<\/p><\/div><strong>Contact David E. Lewis, Attorney at Law, at 317-636-7514<\/strong> for aggressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis criminal defense<\/a> you can trust. He has successfully represented numerous clients facing complex criminal charges in Indiana, and knows exactly how to navigate pre-file investigations in his client\u2019s favor. He has a comprehensive understanding of Indiana\u2019s criminal and prosecution process, and can use this behind-the-scenes knowledge to obtain a better-quality outcome to your case. Schedule a free initial consultation, today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all crimes are witnessed by police, but that does not mean that a suspect gets away with it. When law enforcement does not personally witness a crime being committed, but suspects a specific person of committing the said crime, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-pre-file-investigations\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,83,64,373,561,560],"class_list":["post-1054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-indianapolis-criminal-defense","tag-indianapolis-criminal-defense-attorney","tag-indianapolis-criminal-defense-lawyer","tag-indianapolis-criminal-defense-tips","tag-pre-file-investigation-indiana","tag-pre-file-investigations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1056,"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054\/revisions\/1056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delewislaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}