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Everyone, this is not bogus. A person on another board is getting the calls too. The guy is not a PI. He is part of the Attorney Generals office in FL. This is very real. This person is scared to death. They want her to come to FL to testify. They said they would pay airfare. They have called her about 6-7 times now.
If it was for real, they'd be contacting customers in Florida. Florida can subpeona a witness to appear from anywhere in their own state ... but they cannot compel someone to travel from another state to be a witness.
If it was a federal case, then if they wanted the witness badly enough and a federal judge approved it, they could send out the FBI or the U.S. Marshal's Service to pick the person up as a material witness and transport them to wherever. Scary, huh?
Another thing ... even if they did compel someone to appear, the witness should demand immunity from prosecution ... and if it's not offered they can take the Fifth Amendment and decline to testify for fear of self-incrimination.
Trampy
Trampy, unfortunately you are wrong. Look up the FL statutes. http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm
They CAN compel you to testify if the state the witness is in has extradition laws. You cannot refuse to testify or you will be in contempt. They can't however, charge you with any crime resulting from your testimony unless you perjure yourself.
Scary stuff though.
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