LambChop
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You're right it doesn't have any bearing on it. According to this people can plead the 5th in Civil Lawsuits;
"The privilege is not ordinarily dependent upon the nature of the proceeding in which the testimony is sought or is to be used. It applies alike to civil and criminal proceedings, wherever the answer might tend to subject to criminal responsibility him who gives it."
See McCarthy v. Arndstein 266 U.S. 34, *40, 45 S.Ct. 16, 17 (U.S. 1924).
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_plead_5th_amendment_in_civil_law_suit_deposition#ixzz1bSXi5GMD
Okay, I'll bite. What criminal charges can be brought against her that she hasn't already served time for or found NG by a jury of her peers??? jmo