Ask HN: Ex-Employer gossiping I “hacked” their platform – what to do? 7 years ago
A similar situation happened to me several years ago. My former employer claimed I was involved in a data breach a year after I quit. The FBI raided my home and questioned me for hours about what I knew. I was not involved and had no knowledge of any incident.
I would strongly urge you to retain counsel with a criminal defense attorney and seek to squash this as soon as possible.
When a company claims that someone, especially a former employee, is involved in criminal activity, they will point guns at you and ask questions later. In the eyes of law enforcement, you are presumed guilty.