FBI Interviews Employees of Russia-Linked Cyber Security Firm Kaspersky Lab (nbcnews.com)

FBI agents on Tuesday paid visits to at least a dozen employees of Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cyber-security company, asking questions about that company's operations as part of a counter-intelligence inquiry, multiple sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. From a report: In a classic FBI investigative tactic, agents visited the homes of the employees at the end of the work day at multiple locations on both the east and west coasts, the sources said. There is no indication at this time that the inquiry is part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling and possible collusion. Kaspersky has long been of interest to the U.S. government. Its cyber-security software is widely used in the United States, and its billionaire owner, Eugene Kaspersky, has close ties to some Russian intelligence figures, according to U.S. officials.

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No warrants needed -- lying to the FBI is a felony

[swb]

You don't need a warrant when lying to the FBI is a felony by itself.

They don't even need to convict you of whatever crime they were interested in nor do you even need to be guilty of anything, if you lie to them you have committed a felony and will go to jail for that.

So either spill your guts completely and risk being charged with being an accessory to a conspiracy or something equally vague (hoping you're not worth the effort) or just don't even talk to them.

Re:Translation

[sarbonn]

What's shocking to this day is that people still don't realize that whenever a representative of a police agency (local, state or federal) asks to come in and ask questions, but doesn't have a warrant, you're basically inviting anything to happen. The amount of people who have been railroaded who probably thought "I have nothing to hide" should be enough to tell any rational person that it's not safe to answer any questions (unless you're the one instigating the investigation in the first place).