EFTA00123714¶
WARNING¶
Disclosure of the Existence or Contents of This Subpoena Is Prohibited by Law. Violations May Subject You and Your Employer to Civil and Criminal Penalties.¶
Attached hereto is a grand jury subpoena for financial institution records as defined by Title 18, United States Code, Section 1510(b)(3)(B). Civil and criminal penalties exist for making certain disclosures regarding this subpoena. The prohibited notifications and applicable penalties are stated in sections 943 and 962 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended. (12 U.S.C. § 3420(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 1510(b), respectively.)¶
The criminal penalties include fines and a maximum prison term of five years if an officer of a financial institution (as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1510(b)) notifies, directly or indirectly, any person regarding the existence or contents of this subpoena with the intent to obstruct a judicial proceeding. In addition, fines and a maximum prison term of one year may be imposed if the notification is made, directly or indirectly, to a customer of the financial institution whose records are sought by the subpoena or to any other person named in the subpoena. Civil money penalties may also be imposed.¶