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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 22 of 348 CHAPTER THREE: ISSUES RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT’S INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNTCATIONS WITEL VICTIMS vxcncnmares sxmmamescomsns saxmmemercmnarmacaen txavenmseensests ss 189 PART ONE: FACTUAL BACKGROUND ...... ce ceceecesesceenetneeseeeeeeeneeseesaevaeeneeseenaeeeesaesaeeaeenees 189 I. OVERVIEW .....eececeeccesessesseeseesecnevsecneeseensessesaecaeveeenevsecnaescesaesesaesaevaeeneeseenseeesaeseesaeeaeats 189 Il. THE CVRA, 18 U.S.C. § 3771 ecececceseseesesseesesneeeeneesecneeseesaeseesaesaevseeneeseenaeseeaesaneaeeaeeats 189 A HIStOLY.......eecceeeceeeneceeeeeseeesseecsaeceaeeesneesaeecsaecaeeeneesaeecsaeeseeeeeneesaeecsaeeeeeseneesaeesaeenes 189 B. Enumerated Rights ...........cccesceeeceeseeesnceceeeceeeeeneesaeecaeeeseeseneesaeecaeeeeeseneesaeeesaeenes 191 Il. THE DEPARTMENT’S INTERPRETATION OF THE CVRA’S DEFINITION OF “CRIME VICTIM” AT THE TIME OF THE EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION ................ 192 A. April 1, 2005 Office of Legal Counsel “Preliminary Review”... 192 B. 2005 Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance.............. 193 IV. USAO AND FBI VICTIM/WITNESS NOTIFICATION PRACTICE AT THE TIME OF THE EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION sonics: acnmssuerens sconmmasnessn saamemwa cease sss 194 A. USAO Training... ceeceeeeeeeeecneeceeeeeneeseeecnaecaeeeeneeeneecaeenaeeseneesaeesnaeeneeseneeeaeees 194 B. The Automated Victim Notification System ............:ceceeececeeeceeeeeeeeeeneeeeaeeeneeeenes 195 Cc. FBI Vietim Notifieatiet, Pari PHlGte .cnrsscna assumes econ vee mae conmens arse 196 V. THEINTRODUCTORY USAO AND FBI LETTERS TO VICTIMS... eeeeenees 196 A. August 2006: The FBI Victim Notification Letters ............cecceeceeeseeeeeeereeeeees 196 B. Auoust 2006: The USAO"s Letters 16 ViCtit1s sacmsccssvus smmemencmcnnn cammanmemsnes eoxmne 198 c. USAO and FBI Letters Are Hand Delivered .0.... eee ec eeeeeeeeeceseenaeennetaeeeneens 200 VI. AUGUST 2006 —- SEPTEMBER 2007: FBI AND USAO CONTACTS WITH VICTIMS BEFORE THE NPA IS SIGNED. .........ceceseseeeteseeeeeeeeeeneeseeneeseesaeseesaeeaeearens 200 A. The Case Agents and Villafafia Solicit Some Victims’ Opinions about Resolving the Federal Investigation..............:ceccessceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseecnaeceneeeeneesaeesnaeenes 201 B. Before the NPA Is Signed, Villafafia Expresses Concern That Victims Have Not Been Consulted... eceecesescsseensesseeseeeseesseeaeenaesaeesaeeseesaeesaeenaesaes 202 Ls July 2007: Villafafia’s Email Exchanges with Menchel...............:c 202 2. Villafafia Asserts That Her Supervisors Gave Instructions Not to Consult Victims about the Plea Discussions, but Her Supervisors Do Not Currently Recall Such Instructions ...........cecceeceeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeeenes 204 3. September 6, 2007: Villafafia Informs Sloman, Who Informs Acosta, of Oosterbaan’s Opinion That Consultation with Victims Was Required... ceecceeccesscecseeceeeeeseeeseeceaeeeeeseneesaeecaeeeaeessneesaeessaeeneeeenes 204 VII. SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 — JUNE 30, 2008: AFTER THE NPA IS SIGNED, THE USAO MAKES VARIOUS VICTIM NOTIFICATION DECISIONS.......... cesses 206 XX DOJ-OGR- 00003198