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by sio8ohPi 842 days ago
IANAL, but as far as I can tell that's only for civil actions (and it runs from the date that the damages are discovered, not necessarily the time of the offense).

For criminal charges, I believe you'd use the default 5 year statute of limitations for noncapitcal federal crimes (18 U.S.C. ยง 3282)

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But the company can't force the state to pursue criminal action whereas it can sue in a civil court any time it wants.