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Letters created by VillafaƱa, hand-delivered by FBI agents, contained contact information for VillafaƱa, FBI case agent, and Department's Office for Victims of Crime, itemized CVRA rights, described case as 'under investigation', stated victim would be notified if anyone charged, mentioned entitlement to counseling, medical services, and restitution, advised victims on defense contact. VillafaƱa did not intend for these letters to activate CVRA obligations at this stage.
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This document details VillafaƱa's process for victim notification in an unspecified case, where she created her own letters and directed FBI agents to deliver them, believing it provided more assistance than legally required. It highlights that these letters were not reviewed by supervisors and that the USAO's Victim Witness Specialist had no direct contact with victims in the Epstein matter, despite VillafaƱa's claim of having shown the letter to a specialist who approved it. The document also touches upon the USAO's lack of standardized victim notification procedures and the context of Epstein-related CVRA litigation in July 2008.
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