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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 25 of 349 B. July 7, 2008: The CVRA Litigation Is Initiated ......... eee eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 236 Cc. July 2008: Villafafia Prepares and Sends a Victim Notification Letter to Listed Victims... eee seeeseeesecssecnsesseesaeeseesseesaecnaesseesaeeseesseesaeenaessaesseesaeees 237 D. July — August 2008: The FBI Sends the Victim Notification Letter to Victims Residing Outside of the United States... cecceeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneees 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... cece ceessesessecssecssecseeseesseesseessecsaesseeseesseesaeenaeenaesaeesateas 239 F. 2010 — 2011: Department and Congressional Actions Regarding Interpretation at fie CY RA, comune cxmmmmmccen sxmmumenmenen smonemenemssone eremmmammeeen sama 241 G. The CVRA Litigation Proceedings and Current Status .............cceeeeeseeeteeeeeeeeee 242 PART TWO: APPLICABLE STANDARDS 1.0... ccceccecesseeessesseseeesecneesecneeeenaeseesaesaevereneeseeneess 247 I. STATUTORY PROVISIONS 0.0... cece sccsseseesseeneveeenseseeseseessesaeveesnavseeneeseesaesaesaeenevareneesees 247 A. The CVRA, 18 U.S.C. § 3771 occ ecscseesneeeeeneeseceseseesseseessesnevseeneeseenaeseesaesaeeaeenees 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)...........eeeceeeeeeereeeeee 248 Il. DEPARTMENT POLICY: THE 2005 ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE (2005 GUIDELINES)... eeeeeeeeeee 249 Ill. FLORIDA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT... ceeceseseeseeeeeneeneeeeeneeseeneees 253 A. FRPC 4-4.1 — Candor in Dealing with Other ...........cecceeeseseeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeenes 253 B. FRPC 4-8.4 — Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice... 253 PART THREE: ANALYSIS... cecscessesseeeeeneesecnsesecsseseeaecaevsecneeseeneeseesaeveeeneeseesaeseesaesaeeeeeaees 255 I. OVERVIEW ....cecceseeccesessessesseeseenevsecneeseenaessesaesaevaesneeseeneeseesaessesaesaeseeeneeseenseseesaesaesaeeaevats 255 Il. THE SUBJECTS DID NOT VIOLATE A CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS STANDARD BY ENTERING INTO THE NPA WITHOUT CONSULTING THE VICTIMS 00... cece ccese cece eesee cesses sesseecnsaeecnseeeenseeecsseescnseeseneeeeseeeesseeeenseeeennees 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 Cerminal (CHa ICS secs acer: aE ROR ARERNT Ka TERROR MLR ETN Ma 256 B. OPR Did Not Find Evidence Establishing That the Lack of Consultation Was Intended to Silence Victims... ee cece ssesneeeeeeseensecssesseesaeeseesaeeaeenaeaes 258 I. LETTERS SENT TO VICTIMS BY THE FBI WERE NOT FALSE STATEMENTS BUT RISKED MISLEADING VICTIMS ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION... eee cen e eens eeenneeeenneeeenas 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” .............cccesceseeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeneees 262 XXil DOJ-OGR- 00004322