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Case 22-1426, Document N34 3536038, Page26 of 258 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 24 of 348 B. July 7, 2008: The CVRA Litigation Is Initiated 2.00... eee eeceeseceeeeneeceeeteeenees 236 C. July 2008: Villafafia Prepares and Sends a Victim Notification Letter to Listed Victims... eeeeessesessessscescescssceseesecsecsecsesseesessesseseeseesesesseeaseaecaecaeeaee 237 D. July — August 2008: The FBI Sends the Victim Notification Letter to Victims Residing Outside of the United States... ce ceseecececeeeeteeesneeeneeeneeaeees 238 E. August — September 2008: The Federal Court Orders the USAO to Disclose the NPA to Victims, and the USAO Sends a Revised Victim Notification Letter... ccc cessescesessesseseesseceeeesesseesecsecnecnaesaesaesaesassaeeaesaeseeseeserees 239 F. 2010 — 2011: Department and Congressional Actions Regarding Interpretation of the CVRA .00.....ecceseeceesceesesercesceseceneeacecseceneeenecaeceseeenecaeeeseeenees 241 G. The CVRA Litigation Proceedings and Current Status .........cececsscessecereeereeseees 242 PART TWO: APPLICABLE STANDARDS 1.00. sseneeseeseseeseeseneeseeaeseesesseseeseeaeseeseeenee 247 I. STATUTORY FRC TSIOIN © scccnenscarssesneensmmmeeusransmaastememeson nese atnsnsmaeren seme monet 247 A. The CVRA, 18 U.S.C. § 3771 veeiciescsesesseseesesseseesesseeeeseesesaesesaeeaesesseeassesaceaees 247 B. The Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (VRRA), 34 U.S.C. § 20141, Services to Victims (formerly cited as 42 USCA § 10607)... eeeeceeeeeeeeeeeees 248 II. DEPARTMENT POLICY: THE 2005 ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE (2005 GUIDELINES)... cesses 249 Il. FLORIDA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT... ceeceeesseeeeseteneesetseeeeeee 253 A. FRPC 4-4.1 — Candor in Dealing with Others... cececesseceneseeeceeceneeenecneeeneeeeees 253 B. FRPC 4-8.4 — Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice... ee 253 PART THREE: ANALYSIS... cee ceseseseesesseseesessesensesseeessesassesscaeeesscaesesseaeesseeassetseeaeeee 255 I. OVER VIE Wh sracsesamseseuausvarncace mane snmamssnnnans ia ice taieravusatncia ssa se coNaUieS RCA RE STORER NOES 255 II. THE SUBJECTS DID NOT VIOLATE A CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS STANDARD BY ENTERING INTO THE NPA WITHOUT CONSULTING THE VICTIMS ou... cece ceeceseeeeecceeseeeeeeseesaeceeesaeecaeceeeeeecaeseaeseecaaesaeseeesaaeeassneeeaaeeatenes 255 A. At the Time, No Clear and Unambiguous Standard Required the USAO to Notify Victims Regarding Case-Related Events until after the Filing Of Criminal Charges ........ccceccssccssecerssscecseceeeeenecaeceseeeeecaeeseesneeaceeseceeeescessesenteseeess 256 B. OPR Did Not Find Evidence Establishing That the Lack of Consultation Was Iftsndéd 16 SUSHGS VICUIATS vcnscnccs ncsennesensenenenamnennsenenveennenmnvmaaemuneueenmaves 258 Il. LETTERS SENT TO VICTIMS BY THE FBI WERE NOT FALSE STATEMENTS BUT RISKED MISLEADING VICTIMS ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION ...0o eee ceeeree sae ceeesaeesaesneeneees 261 A. The USAO Was Not Responsible for Victim Notification Letters Sent by the FBI in October 2007, January 2008, and May 2008 Describing the Status of the Case as “Under Investigation” ............:cceceeeeeececeeereeeeceeeeneeenees 262 XX DOJ-OGR-00021198