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Question: In a federal investigation of Defendant for tax fraud, the grand jury seeks to obtain a letter written January 15 by Defendant to her attorney in which she stated: "Please prepare a deed giving my ranch to University but, in order to get around the tax law, I want it back-dated to December 15." The attorney refuses to produce the letter on the ground of privilege. Production of the letter should be

Choices:
A) prohibited, because the statement is protected by the attorney-client privilege.
B) prohibited, because the statement is protected by the client's privilege against self-incrimination.
C) required, because the statement was in furtherance of crime or fraud.
D) required, because the attorney-client privilege belongs to the client and can be claimed only by her.
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The correct answer is 2: required, because the statement was in furtherance of crime or fraud..