The Government provided notice to all but one of the victims referenced in the grand jury transcripts regarding the motion to unseal. Efforts to contact the remaining victim were unsuccessful.
The USAO informed the Defense of its intent to notify victims by letter about the plea hearing and investigation resolution, but the Defense objected.
The FBI used VNS Form Letters to re-establish contact with victims.
The government sent letters to victims after the NPA was signed, which the court found misleadingly described the investigation as ongoing.
The defense complained about the USAO's 'insistence' on a letter inviting victims to make sworn statements at Epstein's sentencing.
Villafaña and case agents met with victims to ask how they wanted the case against Epstein to be resolved. The victims expressed a range of desires, from a plea deal to no prosecution at all, with many concerned about privacy and testifying.
The government allegedly promised that relatives of victims would testify about the victims receiving phone calls from the defendant and Epstein when the victims were between 14 and 17.
The document states that victims received phone calls from the defendant when the victims were between the ages of 14 and 17.
A draft letter to notify victims, which was provided to the defense as a courtesy and had edits incorporated by Sloman at the request of defense counsel.
A table of contents entry mentions FBI Victim Notification Pamphlets as part of their notification practice.
FBI form letters sent to victims between August 28, 2006, and October 12, 2007, describing the case as 'currently under investigation'.
The document states that victims received phone calls from the defendant when the victims were between the ages of 14 and 17.
On July 9, the government updated its victim services website to include the dial-in information for the hearing provided by the court.
On the same day the court set the hearing date (July 7), the government posted a link to the indictment and scheduling information on its victim services website.
The USAO began sending letters to victims concerning the resolution of the federal investigation.
The FBI began sending VNS (Victim Notification System) letters to victims.
A table of contents entry indicates the FBI sent victim notification letters in August 2006.
A table of contents entry indicates the USAO sent letters to victims in August 2006.
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