Many defense lawyers who practice in this area hope the Supreme Court takes the case and rejects the conclusion reached by the four appellate courts: that the Fifth Amendment does not protect against the compelled production of records under these circumstances.

FORBES: Required Records, The Act Of Production And Secret Offshore Accounts

In conclusion, this recent Ninth Circuit decision should give pause to individuals planning to use the Fifth Amendment protections to oppose government subpoenas of records of offshore banking activity.

FORBES: Be Careful Taking Five in the Ninth

The conclusion of the inquest comes on the same day that the couple would have been celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary.

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