---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 142.40"
title: "13"
number: "142.40"
heading: "What if the investigation indicates criminal misconduct?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/142.40"
---

# §142.40. What if the investigation indicates criminal misconduct?

- (a) **Any investigating official may—**
  - (1) Refer allegations of criminal misconduct directly to the Department of Justice for prosecution or for suit under the False Claims Act or other civil proceeding;
  - (2) Defer or postpone a report or referral to the reviewing official to avoid interference with a criminal investigation or prosecution; or
  - (3) **Issue subpoenas under other statutory authority.**
- (b) Nothing in this part limits the requirement that SBA employees report suspected violations of criminal law to the SBA Office of Inspector General or to the Attorney General.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b); 31 U.S.C. 3803(g)(2).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.