Parallel Proceedings

Parallel procedings occur when civil and criminal violations have potentially occured on the same set of facts. Given their broad responsibility to enforce both criminal and civil laws, state attorneys general are sometimes called upon to engage in parallel proceeding investigations that in turn give rise to very specific eithical responsibilities.

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