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Considerations When Receiving a Civil Investigative Demand
A number of U.S. federal agencies have authority to issue a type of administrative subpoena called a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to obtain relevant information as part of an investigation. For example, both the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) have authority to issue CIDs to obtain documents and testimony in investigations related to privacy, data security, deceptive marketing, and financial fraud. This article identifies some items to consider when receiving a CIDs based on my experience issuing and reviewing hundreds of CIDs as an enforcement attorney in the Chicago office of the FTC. More