18 U.S.C. § 3057 : US Code - Section 3057: Bankruptcy investigations

Search 18 U.S.C. § 3057 : US Code - Section 3057: Bankruptcy investigations

(a) Any judge, receiver, or trustee having reasonable grounds for
believing that any violation under chapter 9 of this title or other
laws of the United States relating to insolvent debtors,
receiverships or reorganization plans has been committed, or that
an investigation should be had in connection therewith, shall
report to the appropriate United States attorney all the facts and
circumstances of the case, the names of the witnesses and the
offense or offenses believed to have been committed. Where one of
such officers has made such report, the others need not do so.
(b) The United States attorney thereupon shall inquire into the
facts and report thereon to the judge, and if it appears probable
that any such offense has been committed, shall without delay,
present the matter to the grand jury, unless upon inquiry and
examination he decides that the ends of public justice do not
require investigation or prosecution, in which case he shall report
the facts to the Attorney General for his direction.