Government - Draft Investigation Plan:Assume that you are a government lawyer who received a copy of the Unit 3 Statement of Facts Maul v. Ameritox, LLC (8:07-cv-00953)

District Court, M.D. Florida

. Develop an investigation plan designed to outline the steps you would take to investigate the merits of the allegations. The investigation plan should be a detailed outline that addresses the below.

• What are the key factual issues you would investigate and why?
  • Provide a summary of the statutes that might be an issue and a brief explanation of possible theories to investigate that could establish a violation of these statutes?
  • What legal issues would you want to investigate further?
• Identify possible defenses to the whistleblower's claims that the company or an individual might raise.
• Identify the individuals or groups of individuals who potentially have information about the alleged wrongdoing.
  • What information do you need from them to evaluate the merits of the whistleblowers' claims?
  • Is there anyone you would want to talk to outside the company? If so, who and why?