Stan Quoted in K. Harris Subpoena Article

Stanley M. Brand, a former congressional ethics counsel who defends public officials accused of wrongdoing - often in high-profile cases - noted that the Public Integrity Section generally issues subpoenas through a grand jury.

"Subpoenas mean, generally, that the government believes someone has relevant information for an investigation. It doesn't necessarily mean those people are targets themselves," Brand said. "But there's certainly an interest in their activities, or transactions they were involved in."

Although hardly unusual for investigators to subpoena a candidate's records, politicians usually share the existence of a subpoena with the people who work for them, he added.

"It's almost inevitable that the information will come out," he said. "Also, people will have to be instructed to gather the evidence required by the subpoena."

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