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Subpoena Request Memo (Interrogatories)

Privacy Act Notice

Custodian Cover Letter (from agent to custodian of records)

Certificate of Compliance (completed by custodian)

Agent Instructions for Serving Subpoenas on Financial Institutions - Step-by-step instructions

Notice to Customer

Statement of Customer Rights

Instructions for Filing Motion and Statement

Blank Motion Form

Blank Statement Form

Certificate of Service (Customer to Agent)

Certificate of Compliance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act (By Agent)

Criteria for Use of DoD IG Non-Fraud Related Subpoenas

Commonly Used Definitions Found in Subpoena Appendices

Sample Appendix Item for Computer Records

Sample Instructions for Receipt of Electronic Media

Sample Format for the Receipt of Electronic Media

Right to Financial Privacy Act - Link to the U.S. Code (12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.)

Locating Court Offices

Subscriber Data from Internet Service Providers - Find data obtainable with an IG subpoena

Frequently Asked Questions - Frequently asked questions from agent's concerning obtaining and serving subpoenas

Who may request a DoD Inspector General subpoena?

What are the benefits of using a DoD IG subpoena?

How do I request a DoD IG subpoena?

My subpoena recipient needs more time to comply. What should I do?

Do I have to serve a subpoena in person?

What are the requirements for issuing subpoenas for financial records?

How long will it take to get my subpoena?

What if the recipient of my subpoena refuses to comply?

What is the legal authority for issuing an IG subpoena?

Do I serve the original subpoena, or a copy?

What if I get a bill from a bank for costs associated with producing the required records?

Do I have to notify a bank customer before serving a subpoena on his bank?

I just want to know whether or not the suspect in my case has an account at a particular bank. Do I need a subpoena for that?

Must the subpoena recipient deliver the records to me in person, or can I have them mail the records to me?

Is the DoD IG subpoena only good for documents?

What if the recipient of my subpoena wants to bill me for their time and expenses incurred in complying with the subpoena I served?

Can I compel the recipient to sign a certificate of compliance?

If I need more than one subpoena in the same case, do I need to send separate request memos for each one?

What if I need bank records and my case falls outside the scope of the Inspector General Act?

I’m working a case jointly with the FBI and the Department of Transportation Inspector General. Can I use an IG subpoena to cover all of our needs, or do we each have to get separate subpoenas?

I need to obtain documents that we are confident are stored in a cabinet of the controller’s office for the company we are investigating; however, I need the records within the next two days before he returns from vacation. Can I get a subpoena that quickly?

Which documents do I forward to the IG when requesting a subpoena?

What if a subpoena recipient fails to comply?