What is the name of your state? New York
I have been at this company since 1998. In 2000 I was working in the Purchasing Department at a supervisory, but not Management level, and was instructed to do some illegal inventory deals. I did them. The company was then caught, and many people at the Director level and up were indicted, fired etc. At some point in 2002 or 2003 a lawyer involved in the SEC investigation called to question me, and made it clear although I was not a target of the investigation, I was a witness and may be called to give a statement at their office in the city. I told them almost everything I knew about the case over the phone and to this date no one has contacted me again.
I later read an SEC document called a ‘Litigation Release’ and the Complaint. It appears the SEC knows everything that was done, and I had hoped that I could put this entire episode behind me, but a nagging feeling that I should have been more forthcoming persists in my mind. I have this sense of guilt and have had trouble working, sleeping and in relationships inside and outside of work for all this time.
Sorry for the length of this, so let me get to the purpose of this POST: In order to ease my mind, how do I ensure that the investigators have the data they need to prosecute properly. I understand the risk to me may be loss of employment, personal liability in terms of prosecution and all the legal and de facto penalties that go along with it. Should I go through the company HR function? Should I go directly to the SEC? Should I hire a lawyer to represent me to go to the SEC. Or do you have any other advise?
I thank you for your time, and appreciate any insight you can give me. Maybe I am blowing this out of proportion, but when I read the story it made me think the right thing to do is make sure everything is out in the open a let the chips fall where they may. Of course, I am not nor ever was at the senior level at the company, I do need to make a living, I do have a mortgage, a wife, two kids that I need to make sure are cared for, but I am at the point where I can’t function successfully.
I have been at this company since 1998. In 2000 I was working in the Purchasing Department at a supervisory, but not Management level, and was instructed to do some illegal inventory deals. I did them. The company was then caught, and many people at the Director level and up were indicted, fired etc. At some point in 2002 or 2003 a lawyer involved in the SEC investigation called to question me, and made it clear although I was not a target of the investigation, I was a witness and may be called to give a statement at their office in the city. I told them almost everything I knew about the case over the phone and to this date no one has contacted me again.
I later read an SEC document called a ‘Litigation Release’ and the Complaint. It appears the SEC knows everything that was done, and I had hoped that I could put this entire episode behind me, but a nagging feeling that I should have been more forthcoming persists in my mind. I have this sense of guilt and have had trouble working, sleeping and in relationships inside and outside of work for all this time.
Sorry for the length of this, so let me get to the purpose of this POST: In order to ease my mind, how do I ensure that the investigators have the data they need to prosecute properly. I understand the risk to me may be loss of employment, personal liability in terms of prosecution and all the legal and de facto penalties that go along with it. Should I go through the company HR function? Should I go directly to the SEC? Should I hire a lawyer to represent me to go to the SEC. Or do you have any other advise?
I thank you for your time, and appreciate any insight you can give me. Maybe I am blowing this out of proportion, but when I read the story it made me think the right thing to do is make sure everything is out in the open a let the chips fall where they may. Of course, I am not nor ever was at the senior level at the company, I do need to make a living, I do have a mortgage, a wife, two kids that I need to make sure are cared for, but I am at the point where I can’t function successfully.